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“Life is but a tissue of habits.”
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel
If we believe that, we can change our life by changing our habits. And I think that good habits are about having a good routine in our daily life. In this blog, I would like to introduce our products as things to accompany such a good daily routine.
Hemp Leaf Pattern
And this became known as the hemp leaf pattern at some point. There is a good indication of the lifestyle of the Japanese people.
Familiar Hemp
Before silk and cotton were introduced to Japan, Japanese people's cloth was mainly made of hemp. It was used not only for cloth, but also for Shinto and Buddhist rituals. Shime-nawa (sacred straw rope) at shrines are made of hemp. In August, the fire is lit with hemp shells during the Bon Festival. Hemp seeds are also used in shichimi (seven spices). In other words, hemp was a familiar agricultural product to Japanese people in the past. And this hemp grows about 3 meters in 100 days, and it grows straight. In the Edo period (1603-1867), it was counted as one of the three plants and four trees, which are most important commodity crops at that time.
This is a picture of a cluster of hemp plants. It looks somewhat like a hemp leaf pattern.
Yes, the name "hemp leaf pattern" was derived from the "appearance of hemp leaves," which were closely related to the daily life of the Japanese people.
Pattern popularized by idols
When the hemp leaf pattern was originally created, it was used exclusively for Buddhist art such as Buddhist statues. It was not until the Edo period (1603-1867) that this pattern came to be used as a costume pattern for kimonos. It is said that this pattern became popular at once when Kabuki actors, who are now considered idols, wore it. It must have looked really cool. At the same time, the pattern came to be called the hemp leaf pattern, and people at that time may have thought that the power of hemp would protect them from the causes of disease.
Representative Japanese design
By the way, how is the hemp leaf pattern made? First of all, the basic part of this pattern is composed of regular hexagons. This is a special type of regular polygon, similar to a beehive, which can be laid out on a flat surface or space without gaps, along with equilateral triangles and squares. In other words, the hemp leaf pattern can be said to be made up of these regular hexagons.
Connect the diagonals of each of these regular hexagons. This creates six equilateral triangles.
Finally, draw three isosceles triangles of the same size inside all six equilateral triangles.
Then, it turned out to be a hemp leaf pattern.
Thus, the hemp leaf pattern is one of the geometric patterns, but it came to be called so because it resembled the leaves of the hemp plant, which became a familiar pattern to the Japanese people. Today, it can be said that this design symbolizes the Japanese way of life.
Weaving hemp leaf pattern cloth
As you know, the cultivation of hemp is regulated in Japan. Spun yarn is imported from overseas under the name "hemp," but it is not the traditional Japanese spun yarn, so it is almost impossible to make hemp cloth in the traditional way.
Our company made linen textiles with the hemp leaf pattern, which has now become an important pattern for the Japanese. We made this textile not only because it represents the spirit of the Japanese people, but also because we felt it was simply beautiful as a design.
This is flax, the raw material for linen. It is very beneficial to mankind like hemp.
We would like to introduce a few of our products which are made of our hemp leaf pattern textiles.
Hemp leaf pattern scarf
Hemp leaf pattern bag&pouch
A pattern that is new in its oldness
For better progress, it is important to maintain the right balance, incorporating both the old and the new. Bags and scarves with hemp leaf patterns can be coordinated in a variety of ways at any time of the year.
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“Life is but a tissue of habits.”
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel
If we believe that, we can change our life by changing our habits. And I think that good habits are about having a good routine in our daily life. In this blog, I would like to introduce our products as things to accompany such a good daily routine.
Hemp Leaf Pattern
And this became known as the hemp leaf pattern at some point. There is a good indication of the lifestyle of the Japanese people.
Familiar Hemp
Before silk and cotton were introduced to Japan, Japanese people's cloth was mainly made of hemp. It was used not only for cloth, but also for Shinto and Buddhist rituals. Shime-nawa (sacred straw rope) at shrines are made of hemp. In August, the fire is lit with hemp shells during the Bon Festival. Hemp seeds are also used in shichimi (seven spices). In other words, hemp was a familiar agricultural product to Japanese people in the past. And this hemp grows about 3 meters in 100 days, and it grows straight. In the Edo period (1603-1867), it was counted as one of the three plants and four trees, which are most important commodity crops at that time.
This is a picture of a cluster of hemp plants. It looks somewhat like a hemp leaf pattern.
Yes, the name "hemp leaf pattern" was derived from the "appearance of hemp leaves," which were closely related to the daily life of the Japanese people.
Pattern popularized by idols
When the hemp leaf pattern was originally created, it was used exclusively for Buddhist art such as Buddhist statues. It was not until the Edo period (1603-1867) that this pattern came to be used as a costume pattern for kimonos. It is said that this pattern became popular at once when Kabuki actors, who are now considered idols, wore it. It must have looked really cool. At the same time, the pattern came to be called the hemp leaf pattern, and people at that time may have thought that the power of hemp would protect them from the causes of disease.
Representative Japanese design
By the way, how is the hemp leaf pattern made? First of all, the basic part of this pattern is composed of regular hexagons. This is a special type of regular polygon, similar to a beehive, which can be laid out on a flat surface or space without gaps, along with equilateral triangles and squares. In other words, the hemp leaf pattern can be said to be made up of these regular hexagons.
Connect the diagonals of each of these regular hexagons. This creates six equilateral triangles.
Finally, draw three isosceles triangles of the same size inside all six equilateral triangles.
Then, it turned out to be a hemp leaf pattern.
Thus, the hemp leaf pattern is one of the geometric patterns, but it came to be called so because it resembled the leaves of the hemp plant, which became a familiar pattern to the Japanese people. Today, it can be said that this design symbolizes the Japanese way of life.
Weaving hemp leaf pattern cloth
As you know, the cultivation of hemp is regulated in Japan. Spun yarn is imported from overseas under the name "hemp," but it is not the traditional Japanese spun yarn, so it is almost impossible to make hemp cloth in the traditional way.
Our company made linen textiles with the hemp leaf pattern, which has now become an important pattern for the Japanese. We made this textile not only because it represents the spirit of the Japanese people, but also because we felt it was simply beautiful as a design.
This is flax, the raw material for linen. It is very beneficial to mankind like hemp.
We would like to introduce a few of our products which are made of our hemp leaf pattern textiles.
Hemp leaf pattern scarf
Hemp leaf pattern bag&pouch
A pattern that is new in its oldness
For better progress, it is important to maintain the right balance, incorporating both the old and the new. Bags and scarves with hemp leaf patterns can be coordinated in a variety of ways at any time of the year.