Kimono Craftsmanship » how maintain kimono

Ever wondered how kimono are cleaned or maintained? A while back I had a pleasure to visit ANDO TAKASHI Dye Factory – a traditional company which does professional cleaning and restoring of kimono as well as new made to order kimono (“ANDO”). こんにちは。いかがお過ごしですか？最後に着物を着たのはいつでしょうか？毎日着れるなら、着たいお着物ですが、食べこぼしとか怖いですよね。 少し前ですが、着物の洗い張りや修理及びオーダーメードの着物をしておられる安藤孝染工場（以下、安藤）さんにお話を伺いながら見学させていただきました。 Curious as to how such an operation may look from the inside I paid them a visit. The staff of...