Slow Life Lessons From Japan’s Silk Farming Industry

We visited the Nomura Silk Museum and workshop in Ehime Prefecture, Japan to learn about sericulture: silk farming and weaving. From silkworms to reeling, fiber art, natural dyes, and weaving, this Japanese tradition holds some lovely lessons for slow living in rural Japan.

Filmed with permission at the Seiyoshi Nomura Silk Museum in Ehime prefecture, Japan.

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00:00 Introduction
03:33 Old Cottage Industry Silk Building
04:20 Nomura, Nomura, Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
05:32 Seiyo City Nomura Silk Museum
06:25 Processing rooms
07:15 Silk Reeling Machine
10:01 Natural dye workshop room
10:43 Silk history exhibit room
12:23 Making thread
14:13 Student project: hand-made kimono
15:41 Silk weaving experience
16:20 Preparing the shuttle
18:22 Loom
20:56 Silk scarf
21:53 Slow life reflections and conclusion
23:15 My ask to you