Awagami’s home of Tokushima is the birthplace of Japanese indigo where farmers have been cultivating it for centuries. The humble beauty of indigo was revived during the Japanese folk-crafts or ‘Mingei’ movement (1965) and our mill proudly carries on our forefathers indigo tradition. This handmade accordion-fold book features a textured indigo paper cover that has been crinkled and slowly dyed to create its pattern. Inside you will find fairly smooth heavyweight washi pages suitable for writing, drawing, collage, stamping, scrapbooking, etc….Each 19-page book book is unique
Orihon Indigo-dyed Accordion Books (2 Covers / 2 sizes)
Awagami’s home of Tokushima is the birthplace of Japanese indigo where farmers have been cultivating it for centuries. The humble beauty of indigo was revived during the Japanese folk-crafts or ‘Mingei’ movement (1965) and our mill proudly carries on our forefathers indigo tradition. This handmade accordion-fold book features a textured indigo paper cover that has been crinkled and slowly dyed to create its pattern. Inside you will find fairly smooth heavyweight washi pages suitable for writing, drawing, collage, stamping, scrapbooking, etc….Each 19-page book book is unique