78yearold chieko kakino who has been weaving for 60 years operates her loom as she weaves a silk kimono at her workshop on july 16 2020 in tatsugo on... - 16 17 years stock videos & royalty-free footage
{"Image ImageDescription": "TATSUGO, JAPAN - JULY 16: 78-year-old Chieko Kakino, who has been weaving for 60 years, operates her loom as she weaves a silk kimono at her workshop on July 16, 2020 in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima Island, Japan. Dating back hundreds of years, Amami Oshimas dying process is unique in Japan for producing amongst the highest quality kimonos in the country. The raw silk undergoes several stages and starts with colouring in natural dye made from the pulp of Japanese hawthorn which turns the silk a deep red and can involve dozens of cycles to get the right shade. The silk is then soaked in iron-rich mud which reacts with tannins in the tree dye to create the prized dark brown colour. The darkened silk is washed in a mountain stream to remove the mud then dried before being woven into famously intricate and sought-after kimono fabric by island weavers. Once ready, the fabric is shipped to Tokyo where it is tailored into a kimono that will sell for up to 17,000USD. (Footage by Carl Court/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2020 Getty Images"}