This time's Japanese craftsmanship is a cotton-wool shrunken fabric from Shuttle Notes, which has been featured many times before. This fabric is the winter face of Shuttle Notes, and is beloved worldwide, exported annually to the United States and Europe. The fabric is gently woven with cotton yarn for the warp and wool yarn for the weft, then shrunk to a felt-like texture. The woven fabric is then shrunk by over 30% using a circular dyeing machine, a process that requires the skilled craftsmanship of a master. This fabric is not a solid color, but a checkered pattern. This requires even more sophisticated skill to achieve the exact pattern size and color we envisioned. First, regarding color, cotton and wool require different dyes and dyeing temperatures, and each has its own specialty production area. Therefore, cotton is dyed in Banshu and wool in Oshu. We first had the fabric matched to the thread color, and then dyed the cotton to match it to ensure a consistent hue. Furthermore, since the fabric appears darker after the shrunken process, we carefully considered how light the original color should be to achieve the desired look. The same goes for patterns; the thread density and ratios must be adjusted while calculating the shrinkage rate so that the fabric will achieve the intended size and shape when shrunk. This process is apparently more difficult as the pattern becomes smaller, so more care is required. I believe it is precisely because this fabric is the result of such time and effort that it receives inquiries not only from Japan but from all over the world. The unique texture created by the difference in shrinkage rates between cotton and wool, and the warm feel achieved through compression processing. The soft lightness and firm thickness achieved by shrinking it without tension using a circular machine. This fabric is suitable for a variety of items such as coats, shirts, and one-piece, but this time I made it into a skirt.