Japan Trip - November 2010

Giles

To tell you the truth. I am fucking numb, my brain is more rubbish than normal.

Today, we hit the indigo dyeing plant. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos in there, but it was surreal, we actually saw the warp (indigo thread) for the 21oz selvedge denim being dyed, cool.

Then onto the weaving plant, well, my hearing is still trying to recover, I can't even start to explain the noise of 50-60 shuttle looms from the 1940's going full blast. Saw loads of different denims being woven including the new 21oz Super Black fading to grey (sbg), Haraki was particularly interested in watching that being woven.

Then onto the finishing factory. Quality Control (every square inch of every single piece of denim that is producing in the weaving factory is visually inspected and any problems noted and rectified if possiblle), Singeing, Coating, Skewing and Sanforising.

Giles

General views of the shuttle loom rooms at the weaving factory….........

Beatle

Sweet Jesus - this is better than sex…what an amazing day for you guys...

PS..Dear Haraki, please let Beatle take a look in May ...Domo arigato !!

Beatle

seriously - this is fucking legend. Like wonderland on lsd

Giles

New truck to big for your garage?

No ploblem, how to fix it Okayama styley:

Beatle

lol..still digesting the clips …feel like a need a beer at 9.30 am...

STAN

Mr G,
Super video and photo, thanks for sharing.
more pls..

Seul

@Giles:

BTW, notice in the above 2 vids, Haraki is still in the deerskin western, I swear to God he has not taken it off since I gave it too him…................

DUH!..

Brilliant vids btw!.. Thanks!..

All I can say is WOW!

mvb

thanks for the vids! very cool to see the machines (operating)!

Simon

Those movies are excellent, can we have more please?

FurattoHeddo

Loving the vids, many thanks. Say has the possibility of making a riders jacket in SBFTG been discussed yet?

Giles

No but doing it in a new 21oz selvedge grey denim has…..........................

Giles

One more:

caseywisenbaker

I love to see all this stuff!

ricochet

I hate to sound like Bertoni and gbougard mothers, but could I remind you ask Haraki-san if he got any spare patch please G.

Giles

I asked him and he has no 634SR left. Will a 634S do instead?

i would love to be on the crew that repairs those looms when they need it

riffblaster general

@ricochet:

I hate to sound like Bertoni and gbougard mothers, but could I remind you ask Haraki-san if he got any spare patch please G.

patches yes!!

ricochet

@Giles:

I asked him and he has no 634SR left. Will a 634S do instead?

Oh yes please, I don’t mind.

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Japan Trip - November 2010