Ramie fibres are split from the plant by fingernail and twisted into threads by hand.

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The region of Hansan, Republic of Korea, boasts fertile land and sea winds that allow ramie plants to thrive.

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The high-quality, lightweight patterned textiles made from the ramie plant are ideal for the hot and humid Japanese summer.

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They are built by applying the key technologies of rabbet-jointing planks together and caulking the seams between the planks with ramie, lime and tung oil.

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In tie-dying, bundles of ramie threads are bound tightly with cotton before dying so as to produce a geometric or floral pattern when the thread is woven into fabric using a simple back-strap loom.

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Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region (Republic of Korea): Weaving of Mosi is a process involving harvesting, boiling and bleaching ramie plants, spinning yarn from the fibre, and weaving it on traditional looms.

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Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture developed in the north-western part of Japan s main island and bear the mark of the region s cooler climate particularly its snowy winters.

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