At Oigawa Kuzufu, fermented kuzu is washed in a stream, its fibers are extracted and hand-joined into yarn, then woven into kuzufu over a five-day workshop.
Day one at Oigawa Kuzufu: harvesting kuzu on the Oigawa riverbank, boiling it, rinsing it in water, then placing it in a muro to ferment.
Heading to Shimada, Shizuoka, in my trusty kei truck to study Oigawa Kuzufu. A five-day workshop begins, following kuzu from fiber to yarn and cloth.