Pure gold yarn card case white

The yarn using pure gold leaf was made to incorporate in Nishijin-ori, it is a card case with a sense of luxury.

The yarn using pure gold leaf was made to incorporate in Nishijin-ori, it is a card case with a sense of luxury.
Not only as a business card holder, the Furuya paper was cut into six equal parts, can you do carry is housed in this case.
It is a rare commodity that you can do because Kyoto gold and silver yarn of long-established.



Gold and silver yarn, Kyoto traditional crafts with a very old history. Fashion design and, sumo wrestlers are cosmetic turning tighten, stage and theater drop curtain and sleeves, and even in various festivals that are Itonama throughout Japan, huge floats, mikoshi, for example, also KakaSomaku to be impersonate to Danjiri it is used, in the gorgeous serving shine, we are amused eyes of a lot of people.

Skills of its founding in 1897, four generations followed tradition

Terashima Yasutaro Syouten, since its inception in 1897, has continued the production of gold silver yarn much in Kyoto.

Currently, including the Kyoto local traditional industries, traditional Japanese crafts and in various provinces of the country, in such couture kimono either textile industry, Terashima's gold silver yarn and gilt, such as vapor deposition film has been used .


"Along with the changing times, technology and materials associated with the production of gold and silver yarn has also changed in various ways. It is a matter of course to go been making gold and silver yarn to keep the old traditions and texture, seeking new texture and technology , also go give suggestions to everyone, I believe is our major role of. "(Terashima)

Until the gold and silver yarn can be.

The "gold and silver yarn", this gold leaf and metal vapor deposition film was thin cut, it core yarn (mainly silk, polyester yarn, rayon yarn) is what you gave close to the spiral shape. Production of gold and silver yarn, because it uses the lacquer and gold leaf, humidity control, temperature control is very important, also part by craftsmen many, from the beginning of the process, and finished over a time of about 1 and a half months .

1. On top of the mount of Japanese paper, I will pull the lacquer evenly.

2. On top of the paper, we will press one by one manually gold leaf.

3. The resulting gold leaf and paper, I will continue to cut thin.

4. A thin cut the gold leaf of paper, yarn, such as silk to become core, I'll put the spiral.

5. Steamed with steam, it is completed established a thread muscle.

※ photo by Kyoto gold and silver thread Industrial Association

The real gold yarn?

The real gold yarn is like a character reading, is gold you have made using this gold leaf. Material use this gold leaf high purity, part by craftsmen also in the manufacturing process will be very many expensive goods. However, hence gloss shoot of this gold is very beautiful.

The real gold yarn, pull the lacquer that becomes the "glue" to First Japanese paper that becomes the raw, will continue to press one by one carefully by hand this gilt craftsmen on it. On Japanese paper eaves scale of raw, in and go work of stamping that press the thousands of gold leaf by hand, is the movement of the hands go carrying very difficult gilt handling with a spatula of bamboo stunning.
Even more than the movement of the hand, the state of the lacquer that dictate the luster or the fixing of Actually gold leaf will depend heavily on the humidity and temperature of the day you want to work. Identify of the lacquer of state and I can say that still many years of experience and intuition you have the required craftsmanship of area. Such in the raw and thinner cut that finished, I are given for close to the core yarn is The real gold yarn.

Product info

■ Size: Width 10.5cm, vertical 7cm, thick 2cm
■ Weight: