Hand-woven Pot Mat
Pot Mat / 13.5cm x 14.5cm / Material: Linen Yarn, Chita Cotton
Natural Dyes: Coffee, Chinese Skullcap Root
In the middle of the Edo period, in the Tohoku region, there was a custom of not discarding used fabrics like cotton but repurposing them for other uses or reusing them in new fabrics. From this tradition, a technique called “Saki-ori” was born, and even today, there are artisans who incorporate this technique into their creations.
One such maker is Noriko Matsumoto, a weaver based in Nagoya City. Matsumoto-san works with natural materials and dyes to produce hand-woven textile accessories using the saki-ori technique.
Matsumoto-san made use of discaded cotton from a local textile producer in Aichi. The Chita cotton fabric is woven slowly and meticulously on old style weaving machines from the Meiji era , and in the tradition of saki-ori, she used torn strips of the leftover fabric to weave the mats.
The cotton was hand dyed using a variety of natural, plant based dyes, and the ends of the mats are bordered with jute.
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Noriko Matsumoto
Born in 1966
2004 The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College
MA Contemporary Crafts Woven Textiles（UK）
2004-2007 University College for the Creative Arts (UK) Artist-in-residence
- Dimensions: L 14.5cm x W 13.5cm
- Weight: 30g
- Material: Cotton/ Linen
- Product No: NM-02
- Made in Japan
