Earthquakes in 2007 and 2024. Heavy rain in 2026. Noto has faced disaster time and again. We want to carry the weaving skills nurtured here into the next generation.
Discover SHALO
DISCOVER SHALOSHALO is a Japanese textile brand born from karami weaving in Noto. Made by TECHNOWIN in Hakui, its open fabrics draw on the craft behind kesa, Buddhist robes, and the region’s Zen heritage.
In Hakui, Noto, we weave cloth for kesa and other Buddhist robes. This craft connects our textiles with the Zen heritage of Yokoji and Sojiji Soin.
Conceiving the structure and weaving it steadily, day after day, are two different things. The loom, the people, and the know-how held between them.
The people carrying the craft forward
Enjoy four games that bring together the big picture of the textile industry and a close-up look at the threads and techniques of leno weaving.
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The technique of leno weaving
Up close: move warp and weft threads to experience leno weaving.
Play →02How textiles are made
The big picture: connect 11 stages from oil to clothing and build a textile town.
Play →03Tachiawase — cutting cloth
Cut rectangles around flaws and use every available square. Explore kimono parts through a puzzle (Japanese only).
Play →04Spot the weaving differences
Find differences in thread shapes and colors across five real fabric photographs.
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