nori & chiii: TED introduction

I believe that thinking about sustainability is vital for artists who create design works, and art works. When it comes to textile design, we often use dyestuffs, and pigments to dye yarn, and cloth. Some strong dyestuffs include toxic substance, and harmful materials for human and also nature.

From this, when I use dyestuff, I have to pay attention how much I should use it. In addition to this, I would like to try dyeing with natural dyes of vegetable origin which is safe for the environment and human to make my creations.

When I was a university student in Japan, I had woven a host of cloth. At the end of each weaving, I certainly got a lot of rest of warp and weft. I have kept these rest of yarn to utilize for my other creations. Most of these yarns are too short to weave or knit, but I thought that there are some methods to use it effectively. For example, I may be able to make original yarn using the rest of yarn.

When I make creations, every time, I would like to think about which ways and which materials are the best for environment. Moreover, I try to design with minimize waste and simultaneousIy, I need to think about effectual methods to recycle materials.

In addition to this, I will research about what kinds of sustainable movements there are particularly in fashion and textile industry. And I would like to find out interesting examples of sustainable movements in Japan, as I want to know how the industry of my country, Japan, copes with sustainable movements.