How traditional Japanese hand-dyed towels are made

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The video where we make our own traditional Japanese hand towels (tenugui). Get one of the remaining 478 0 at shop.lifewhere... (Sorry, it's all sold out now).
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@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

Special thanks to my wife for setting this project up and for my sister-in-law for filming the majority of it. The temporary shop for the tenugui is shop.lifewhereimfrom.com/ UPDATE 4: SOLD OUT. I seriously didn't think this many people would want to get their hands on one. Thanks everyone! There currently aren't any plans for doing a second run.

@TheBeatles.. Год назад

😭😭😭😭😭 - i missed out. Will you do more???

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

@@TheBeatles.. Sorry, no plans at this moment.

@TheBeatles.. Год назад

@@LifeWhereImFrom ..thanks. Another interesting segment!!

@30INT Год назад

I'm too late T_T

@uderzo1984 Год назад

Oh no, I missed out getting a towel. If you ever order another batch I'll get one for sure :)

@LanceCSTCuddy Год назад

This is the first time I’ve ever bought something like merch from a RU-vidr! I’m glad I got one before they sold out

@LaJonne Год назад

Same! This really was something I had to buy! 😊

@user-no2mz9hl4f Год назад

Hands down the best quality merch I’ve ever seen advertised.

@dcsoriano Год назад

I wasn't as lucky.

@mikaears6787 Год назад

Bought two! How unique to be able to have a towel and say "Look here, at this video, where they are making this very towel from design to production!" My first LWIF merch thank you very much for making such unique content!

@andrewlamb3585 Год назад

Thank you, Greg! You bring us content about things that make Japan so special, things that hardly anyone knows or talks about. Your channel is great!

@Jackzira Год назад

Very very cool to actually see the process. I’ve got a few Tenugui around and I can’t believe the amount of work and craftsmanship that goes into making them.

@yann_p Год назад

What a wonderful way to showcase Japanese shokunin and support the channel! (and your investment in making videos with no guarantees that the tenugui won't leave you out of pocket is admirable. Thank you Greg and Akko!)

@LARKXHIN Год назад

"No talking!" Me, watching the video 3 continents away: 😐 I hope he can't hear me eat this snack.

@TsubakiNya Год назад

what an awesome process, thank you again for the hard work you put into showing us these things!

@mydogisbailey Год назад

as a person of chinese descent, i seriously admire japan's tradition of craftsmanship in all that they do. they have done such an amazing job not only preserving but elevating these artisans

@nekron1991 Год назад

I love the videos about traditional japanese crafts so much. The pottery video is probably my favorite video from this channel. Please make more of these.

@edwardalexander9486 Год назад

Screen printing brought to the max - amazing! Such a delight to see people being creative. And a welcome diversion from all the nastiness in our world.

@KelsomaticPDX Год назад

As a photographer, every single step of this process was inspiring and delightful to me. I could spend days just taking photos in that dying workshop 💛

@rovidelarosa Год назад

*Dyeing. You make it sound like it's getting out of business soon...

@KelsomaticPDX Год назад

@@rovidelarosa lmao oops

@StidyoFenwa Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I'm a printmaker and any knowledge that I can get my hands on especially from a culture with so much to learn from is dearly appreciated. I'm definitely saving this as a more current reference point. 🙌🏾

@mtwhatley3253 Год назад

I have a collection of furoshiki. Interesting patterns and scenes on each.

@PCFees Год назад

I got one! These are so cool. I’m gonna have to bookmark this video so I can show my friends how it was made.

@nish221100 Год назад

I have quite a few tenugui around the house (I think we're an unusual case). We use them for: 1) hand towels, 2) hachimaki (Obon & Taiko) 3) small gift wrap (like a furushiki) 3) sweat towels. We also have a bunch of commemorative tenugui that we just save.

@ashe1317 Год назад

that is such an impressive level of craftsmanship! i can't believe how many steps it took, and how intricate they all were! truly a band of artists. it was really cool of you to not only make this video to showcase their work, but also to support them by commissioning the design. hopefully it'll inspire more people to seek out such a creative craft ✨

@stpatrickschoir Год назад

Just placed my order! Thank you, Greg, for sharing this video with us! ❤

@pixlfixr Год назад

Another excellent video! So glad that we can buy one of your tenugui. It will be a treasured kitchen accessory for us. Can you give us a link to more information about the shokunin "expo" in Tokyo?

@thortremble2794 Год назад

Hi, I've been a fan for a while now. I really want to see how Aiko & Shin are doing now & how they look now. I really love the videos where Aiko & Shin are there. Are you able to make an update video with them about how they are doing. I love this channel a lot. ❤

@miaschoen8639 Год назад

This is soo amazing, I wish it would be possible to book a visit or a little tour of places like this.

@RedSoul001 Год назад

Lol "Yo Tube" I'm guessing that was used to avoid trademark issues but really it could have been left out completely.

@noahelric4226 Год назад

The perfect way to display my two favorite things: Japan and RU-vid! I feel so honored to have ordered one. Thank you all for all of the hard work that went into this.

@SecretSquirrelFun Год назад

Thank you for sharing your adventure with making this. I really really want to learn how to use the cloth to make each of those items shown - the handbag, the bottle holder tissue box cover, gift wrapping etc etc. So incredibly beautiful, and I’ve always loved that particular indigo blue that you see a lot of in traditional Japanese artworks, clothing, ceramics and crafts. Thanks again for sharing this. Much appreciated. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

@ajaikumars6948 Год назад

My brain failed to imagine how pouring dye over layer fabric wouldn't spread it over the fabric like a stain.

@rickguzman9463 Год назад

Simply breathtaking. If more heritage, artisan crafts were spotlighted in this way, then perhaps they would be kept alive for longer. Similar to other commenters, I have never purchased "merch" like this before, but I typically think of merch as mass-produced tat with a machine-stamped logo added. Less than halfway into the video, I paused it to see if there was an order link in the description. Score! THANK YOU FOR SHARING, as always. ❤

@elisadickerhoof9463 Год назад

Happy to show support to your channel. Can't wait to display mine!

@contraexemplo Год назад

What a beautiful video-and towel! My spouse and I couldn’t resist-we grabbed one for our future home. ❤

@rodgerball6149 Год назад

Yippee, I got one before they ran out. Watched your channel for years and so glad to get something to support it. Great idea for something simple yet very special.

@skayesks Год назад

What was the name of the company that made them? :) all of their stuff is so beautiful!

@saya-rbt Год назад

0:53 As a french speaker it's so coincidentally funny that you say "[your wife] wanted to know what was inside" and then cut to a sign that says "rien", which means "nothing" in French 😄 Amazing video as usual, thanks a lot for the discovery!

@sejembalm Год назад

Yup! I'm watching a 16 minute video on how old-fashioned towels are made.

@jerrywu4837 Год назад

I think I recognize that Kabuki theater at 1:10 I think I walked past it when I was going to Tsukiji outer market when I visited Tokyo

@Justcetriyaart Год назад

On a side note, would love to find tours specifically for craftmenship

@eezyclsmooth9035 Год назад

Another wonderful and fascinating video. I hope you can explore more of Japan' incredible craftspeople and their many generations deep businesses.

@Microtic Год назад

Shipping notice received. It's going to take 2 months? I've had so much bad luck with Sea shipments going completely missing. 😥

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

Well, I really hope that’s not the case with this one!

@pydepyper Год назад

This is beautiful! Please work with other craftsman making special items so we can support them and you at the same time! 🥰

@seres2312 Год назад

Can’t believe I only found out now, wish I could have gotten a piece from you but I’m so very happy for you that it sold out completely! This video is truly an eye opening experience for me and my friends, I hope they continue to persevere with this dying craft.. your video honestly deserve to get more views!

@alon4105 9 месяцев назад

Would you like to buy mine from me at cost? My boyfriend got it for me as a gift but I've never even seen this channel so I feel like it's wasted on me.

@AlienSensei Год назад

Greg, quick question. Was the "Yo Tube" intentional?

@j134679 Год назад

You can't legally sell anything with RU-vid & it's logo on it as they are brands owned by Google.

@nolandderlugner1351 Год назад

this videos straight up made me emotional, the design is absolutely beautiufl

@apollofolf Год назад

Have been watching your channel for years and am happy to show support for it through this incredibly handcrafted item ☺️

@DDB168 Год назад

Yo Tube ? I didnt know it was so hands on, you wouldn't know it by the finished tenugui. gee, with a 99% conviction rate, I wouldn't even be pretending to be a thief in Japan 🤭🤭

@spamansh1710 6 месяцев назад

Supporting local craftsmanship for youtube merch is a great idea. It's a win win situation. Wish more youtubers did this

@Johnny847 Год назад

I ordered one! But what is the name of the shop? Also furoshiki are very similar printing process, but use a different fabric.

@Ahlurglgr Год назад

This video is better than Insider's "So expensive" series

@johnkim2632 Год назад

Just purchased one. Your videos really helped plan out my trip to Tokyo.

@flinnferret Год назад

it's so cool when you show how traditional art and craft adapt to modern needs! these are my favorite videos :) just bought one and will probably use it as a poster

@kellybryson7754 Год назад

That was so interesting and cool. And, what a great way for me to support the channel.

@divyanshsaxena2218 Год назад

Always Love your videos! ❤

@sejembalm Год назад

By watching anime, I notice that people in Japan (or at least school kids) bring their own hand towels or handkerchiefs to dry their hands after they wash their hands in bathroom sinks, instead of using disposable paper towels (or air driers). This true? Or has this practice been abandoned?

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

People still bring hand towels.

@sejembalm Год назад

Thanks for the reply,@@LifeWhereImFrom! Is this bring-your-own-towel practice waning away or still widely done?

@champagnesumo-og2mx Год назад

@@sejembalm Japan has always been practicing carrying handkerchiefs as a matter of good etiquette. Always has been and always will. That goes for carrying toilet tissue as well, just in case.

@sejembalm Год назад

Carrying your own TP in case the stall has run out,@@champagnesumo-og2mx? No wonder Japan has high-tech bidet butt-sprayers everywhere! Thanks for the info!

@verityviolet Год назад

My purchase just arrived in Brisbane Australia! Arigatou gozaimasu!

@michaelmayhem350 Год назад

Can you do a video about how they fix things with gold?

@kristinjacobsen3417 28 дней назад

What would I use a tenugui for? If I had just one I would probably hang it as a display. If I had more I would use them as kitchen hand towels. If i has some with nice designs i might cut pieces to use as decorative patches on clothing

@NaryaCosplay Год назад

This is really a cool piece of merch! I can't wait to get mine and use it!

@vancouverpingpong Год назад

They are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@erawanpencil Год назад

Of all the traditional crafts that need preserving in Japan, I've never for the life of me understood the printed/dyed fabric one (kimonos, towels, etc)... it produces an end-product indistinguishable from something made by a machine in a factory. I know it's special to the artisans but when you think about all the other dying arts in the country, no pun intended, this one really doesn't seem like a priority.

@LinRuiEn 2 месяца назад

I use the Tenugui I have as a headband. They are great because they have a bit of texture so they don't slide off easily, they absorb a lot of sweat and dry off extremely quickly! Great for everyday use ❤

@damianbutler-buccilli1991 Год назад

what a beautiful process! thanks for sharing!

@alon4105 9 месяцев назад

My boyfriend got me one of these towels for Christmas. I've never even seen this channel until he showed me this video to explain why the towel was special, and I'm rarely on RU-vid, so does anyone want to buy it from me at cost? No shade to people that like this stuff. It's just not for me and I feel like it shouldn't be thrown in the trash if it was loved by others enough to sell out. I didn't save the cardboard mailing tube but I saved everything, even the little paper inserts.

@kristinjacobsen3417 28 дней назад

I liked this video very much. I'd enjoy a more thorough video tour of the hand craft show in Tokyo or wherever else they may be held.

@MsJennyu 2 месяца назад

Will you be creating any more of these beautiful towels?? I’d love to buy one =(

@andvari1056 Год назад

Is RU-vid misspelled for copyright purposes?

@Jacksirrom Год назад

Yes -- I am abstaining from water. I have towels to make. lmao that sounds dangerous.

@saulemaroussault6343 5 месяцев назад

I’m surprised the tenugui are not hemed ! But fascinating process.

@NorahIK Год назад

Cthis is pretty and the makers worked so hard and loveingly on it, i woula patch it with other fabrics to make curtiens

@arceus54321 10 месяцев назад

i really enjoyed this video. wish i would have got to it earlier because i would have loved to purchase a tengui

@elendoy Год назад

Best merch ever! Just placed my order 😊

@rocksteadydesignprint Год назад

So cool! I love learning about traditional printing processes. Thanks for the vid!

@ct36vlog36 Год назад

Very good

@paulccrimmins Год назад

Aloha 🤙 from Honolulu! Another outstanding 👏 video. Thanks to you, your wife, and your lovely family. I love the way you delve into the smallest aspects of Japanese culture. It really helps me understand Japan better. It's soooooo different from American and Canadian cultures.

@Fruechtchen Год назад

Aloha to you from Germany and prayers for Maui... I love that we are connected through the interest in japans culture 😊🥰❤️

@paulccrimmins Год назад

@@Fruechtchen Aloha to you and your family as well. Danke!

@tobyport5873 Год назад

Are you unhappy it is spelled Yo Tube in the final product?

@etherdog Год назад

Greg, you are an international treasure! What a great story this is.

@Justcetriyaart Год назад

Im guessing there's no way youll make another order huh?

@Forbeszy1 Год назад

That's so cool. The traditional process is still going. Is it possible to do an order our selves for our own?

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

Yep! Link is in the description.

@samerrabadi Год назад

@@LifeWhereImFrom I'm not seeing the link. Maybe it got dropped along the way?

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

@@samerrabadi The link is still there, but here it is again shop.lifewhereimfrom.com/

@NamelessMonster Год назад

@@LifeWhereImFrom I think perhaps that @Forbeszy1 meant if it's possible for them to do what you did; order their own custom tenugui.

@LifeWhereImFrom Год назад

@@NamelessMonster That would be this link then www.rienzome.co.jp/tenugui/

@taylorgay1641 Год назад

I am so sad that I missed out on the opportunity to buy one if you guys make another run please please please set the Link ln one of your videos?

@Claro1993 Год назад

I do hope you keep the stencil pattern and color reference if you decided to request another batch in the future.

@georgedeng6722 Год назад

how often can the stencils be reused?

@pasadena2018 Год назад

日本語でごめんなさい。ステンシルに使う紙は日本の伝統的な“和紙”に柿の実の汁を滲みこませて固めたものです。これを型紙といいます。非常に堅牢で半永久的に使用できます。日本の伝統がある工房では200年ぐらい前からの型紙を保存し蓄積しています。

@aarius100 2 месяца назад

I missed the hand-dyed towel and hope you will have more made for sale.

@nonaEmiliana9 Год назад

I love fabric pattren Japan ❤ as like Batik if in Indonesia🙏🌻

@SandstormCloudwave 3 месяца назад

Which location is this at? I see they have many stores that carry their products

@thefoodkimist Год назад

Wow, so beautiful! Very cool to see this methodology, and such beautiful results.

@ilsegomez8087 Год назад

Is it me or does the word RU-vid is missing the U? Or was it done on purpose

@GetbacktoworkRigby Год назад

freshly baked video

@loltubelvr007 Год назад

Was leaving out the 'u' in RU-vid at the top by intention? 😮

@Zeyark Год назад

Beautiful video as always!! I really want that towel but the price is too much for me (I’m from mexico) the design is amazing!

@kellybryson7754 10 месяцев назад

Nov. 21st, 2023. I just received mine in the mail. Dated 2023.9.6 by Akko. Yeah.

@Santiago-in1xf 10 месяцев назад

I'm so jealous of all of you.

@derfred1262 Год назад

This was fascinating thank you!

@vessiecakes Год назад

My mum recently bought me one of these from a shop in London featuring a sushi store full of panda diners! It's unbelievably cute but would you have any advice on how to hang it as a horizontal tapestry?

@zlee11 11 месяцев назад

Very interesting. I would to buy a towel.

@laurdrawz3693 8 месяцев назад

As a textiles student, these videos are incredible!

@jimwalsh7904 Год назад

Greg, I used to watch your videos at work and fantasize about moving to Japan. Then you said in one of your videos if you move to Japan it's like cheating if you have a Japanese wife. I was like wow I have a Japanese wife. Maybe I could move to Japan? Over a period of years we thought about it all the while watching your videos. Then I retired from being a social worker, my daughter graduated from Highschool and my wife quit her job and we moved to Japan. We weren't hear six months and you moved back to Canada?? Now I guess I'll never run into to on the train or bicycling across Tokyo???

@myladiamond1412 Год назад

This is cool. Are you going to offer them again soon?

@GomezBro Год назад

Yo Tube....? Explain this...

@aadilmaan Год назад

Greg and Akko, I absolutely love your videos. Just bought my tenugui. ❤ from a LWIF Fan. First time buying a creators special drop.

@Great_Sandwich Год назад

Greg, you do really beautiful work. Terrific cinematography, editing, and sound. Very interesting idea, as well. Big thumbs up. 👍

@corinekung2200 Год назад

Excellent merchandise idea!!! Great effort! I just spotted some tenegui featured at the Aomori Museum of History & your video pops up in my feed! Great timing! Thank you for making such an awesome video & paying homage to the artisans who still keep this tradition alive. Looking forward to your next video!

@jamesschofield8653 Год назад

This is waaaaay more interesting than I had expected it to be! Maybe a different title for the video would be a good idea? Just a thought :) Maybe something about Japanese master craftsmen. I'm not sure, I just feel like this is way fewer views than it should have 😀

@funkykoval2099 Год назад

Great!!! I'm a great fan of nihongo color palletes. They make me happy in a dull day and help me forget end of soviet era in Poland where empty beer can was an collectors item because it looked colourfull and "western". "small eye candy"

@scottcochran6901 10 месяцев назад

My tenugui was delivered this morning to my home in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. It looks and hangs great, thanks Greg for putting together this great project.

@NasTwice Год назад

Aww man, I know I'm 3 weeks in but I really wanted one. I don't usually buy youtuber merch but a handcrafted item like this, its worth it. You should find another artisan who makes traditionnal items in bulk for another video and another merch drop