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Old kimonos connect people. A small, sustainable circle: "Kimono Relay"
Connecting thoughts from person to person. A gentle recycling project has begun in which kimonos are reborn in new forms. It's called "Kimono Relay." It's a story of how old kimonos are given new life as they are passed from hand to hand. Kimonos are passed on from person to person. A relay that began with a single kimono I received some old kimonos from someone, and I re-tailored one of them and gave it to one of my students. The student then gave me her old undershirt, sayi

Hamanaka Akiko
Oct 102 min read
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