Plant Dyed Yarn: Akane Madder
Decorative cotton yarn woven in Japan with natural dyes
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Real shades drawn from nature. This raw cotton yarn has been woven and hand-dyed by craftsmen in Akizuki, Japan, using only natural madder or ‘akane’. The resulting thread is characterised by a gentle shade unique to plant dyeing.
Akaneiro is the oldest red dye used in Japan, often featured in poetry to describe the sky at sunset.