{"product_id":"buaisou-sewing-thread-box","title":"BUAISOU - Sewing Thread Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndigo is inseparable from Japanese culture. Known as \u003cem\u003eJapan Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, it colours the archipelago — in every doorway, on everyday clothing, woven into the fabric of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBUAISOU are among the most respected names in indigo today. Founded in 2012 and based in Tokushima — the historic birthplace of Japanese indigo and still its undisputed world capital — they are a rare collective who do everything themselves: cultivating and harvesting the indigo plant, fermenting it into dye, and doing all the dyeing and making on site at their farm. Farm to cloth, in the most literal sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir dye process uses \u003cem\u003ejigoku date\u003c\/em\u003e — literally 'making hell' — a traditional technique using \u003cem\u003esukumo\u003c\/em\u003e indigo leaves that is one of the most complex natural dye processes in existence. It produces a depth and darkness of blue that is unique to Japan, and unreplicable elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dyeing itself has a quiet magic to it. Fabric or thread is dipped and redipped into the vat, then lifted into the air — emerging first as a strange yellowish-green before, as oxygen hits it, gradually deepening into that characteristic rich, saturated blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sewing gift box includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 × 100m cards of 100% cotton thread, woven by Daruma and hand-dyed by BUAISOU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo indigo depths: light and dark blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for sashiko, boro, embroidery, and detailed hand stitching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a BUAISOU fabric swatch -\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThere are usually two pieces and one will measure, roughly, 20 x 8cm and the second around 18 x 4cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour may vary slightly between dye batches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand wash separately in lukewarm water for the first 2–3 washes to minimise colour bleed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blue will deepen and evolve with use — that's the nature of indigo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended needle size: 7-9 for finer fabrics. 4-6 for thicker fabrics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buaisou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57386633888121,"sku":"MBUH16660H","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9350\/9840\/files\/BUAISOU_20thread_20boxes_20at_20Loop_20Knitting_20London-1501252866.jpg?v=1780656497","url":"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/en-us\/products\/buaisou-sewing-thread-box","provider":"Loop Knitting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}