Nishiki Yarn Dyeing にしき染色さん
In 1948, Katsu Hioki, the grandmother of the current president, started a yarn dyeing industry, "Hioki Dyeing Factory," all by herself. Later, the name was changed to "Nishiki Yarn Dyeing," and they have been running the company for 75 years in the Nishijin area, which is the epicenter of the kimono industry. 1948年に現社長の祖母である日置かつさんが「日置染工場」として 女性一人で糸染め業を始めました。 その後、にしき染色と名前を変えて現在まで75年間、 西陣で糸染め業を営んでいます。 The artisans dye yarns one by one with care and dedication in order to meet the expectations and requests of the customers. They are also exploring different methods of dyeing yarn and refining their processing technology, making daily efforts for self-improvement so that customers will say, 'I'm not sure why, but the products that they create are nice. 常にお客様の期待や要望に応えるため、 一色一色、心を込めて染め上げています。 また、様々な染色方法や加工技術にも挑戦し 『なんかええなあ』と言って頂けるような ものづくりが出来るよう日々精進しています。 Recently, they've begun experimenting with new manufacturing methods based on the inherited dyeing tech