JOURNAL.1 Wool/Silk poplin｜Ozhou

It's a one-hour drive from Gifu city.
You can see the factory that makes Cornier's materials.
It is a textile factory that handles fabrics from renowned top maisons around the world.

Here, the processes involved in design to weaving are consistently carried out by a few craftsmen.
By understanding the characteristics of the raw materials and maximizing those characteristics, fabrics with a unique texture are created.

Fabric design document. Many fabrics have been created based on this design document.

At Cornier, we produce a plain woven fabric known here as poplin.
The warp is made from worsted yarn spun from ultra-fine wool sourced from Australia, while the weft is made from silk thread, woven at ultra-high density using a special loom.
While expressing the drape of wool, you can feel the slightly firm and crisp texture of the raw silk that is woven into the weft.
The surface has a dull sheen of silk.

A well-used toolbox. The old loom, which has now become valuable, is still very much in use here.

The type of heddle used varies depending on the loom and the yarn count. Various heddles are stocked to match the fabric being woven.

Among the many weaving houses in the Bishu region, there are very few weaving houses that are recognized by other weaving houses.

"It can only be done there."
Many weavers agree.

The fabrics created here are all elegant and possess a manliness that cannot be found elsewhere.
This is the reason why we have been producing fabrics for many top maisons for over half a century.