Three Padmores Head to Japan

[Giles]

There is zero leeway to do anything that is not in the manual in Japan . This is an extreme, but not uncommon, manifestation of that.

[Giles]

So today, we went across the Seto Inland Sea to the island of Shikoku. We are having a new natural indigo denim made there. We visited the dyeing and weaving factory. I've been to a lot of mills, but this was seriously old skool shit....

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Hanks of natural indigo yarns, showing the end result after varying numbers of dips. The right-hand hank is 25 times dipped. Out denim will be dipped 28 times

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How the indigo arrives

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[tody]

That's awesome. Sometimes I wish I followed my granddad, getting a degree in mechanical engineering instead of law. These old pieces of machinery are stunning!

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Stunning indigo weft/persimmon warp denim

Traditional Kimono fabric (we bought a lot of different types of this )

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[Nik]

Wow what beautiful fabrics and cool machinery. What's the plan with the kimono fabric and when will we see the natural indigo? Also will the 21ozSBG be in Gosport soon?

[AdamJ]

@Nik 21oz SBG won't be here for a good few months, if you're referring to the superblack selvedge non-fade, then current ETA is April

[Nik]

Thanks @AdamJ