Kinchaku Basket Bag, Noto Ed.

Celebrate the artistry, resilience, and timeless beauty of Japanese craftsmanship with this stunning Kinchaku Basket Bag. Designed with a woven basket base and a soft fabric upper, it’s versatile enough to hold your crafting essentials, darning tools, or to carry as a unique handbag for any occasion.

The Noto Edition features the exquisite Noto Jofu linen from Kanazawa, Japan—a fabric woven with traditions dating back nearly 2,000 years. This remarkable linen, crafted from ramie instead of typical flax, is celebrated for its sheer, lightweight texture, delicate hand-dyeing, and intricate ikat patterns. The fabric is handwoven using traditional methods, and you can feel the fine quality of the fabric, born from careful craftsmanship. The coarse weave density of handwoven fabric, which is not possible with machine weaving, creates a sense of transparency that is likened to the "wings of a cicada." 

The fabrics used to make this edition of bags has been upcycled from kimonos.

Dimensions: 8" x 5" x 9" (20.3cm x 12.7cm x 22.8cm)

Made in Japan

About Noto Jofu Linen
Noto Jofu is one of Japan’s five great Jofu fabrics, a heritage weaving technique that originated over 2,000 years ago. Once designated an Intangible Cultural Property of Ishikawa Prefecture, Noto Jofu was at its peak during the Showa period, with over 120 weavers dedicated to its production. Today, there is a sole remaining weaver, continuing to create this fabric using traditional weaving methods. Each piece embodies the serene colors, patterns, and character of Noto, seamlessly blending years of history with a modern aesthetic.

A Story of Resilience
This Kinchaku Basket Bag carries with it a story of both beauty and resilience. On January 1, 2024, an earthquake struck the mill where the Noto jofu fabric is made, damaging essential weaving equipment and threatening the production of this treasured fabric and the livelihoods of its artisans. Our friend Hiromi, who owns a local company, Hiro, collaborated with us to create a special edition Macaron Tape Measure as a fundraiser, raising thousands of dollars for earthquake relief. She hired some of the out-of-work weavers to sew our tape measures. Though the road to recovery is ongoing, Hiromi and the community continue their efforts to preserve the heritage crafts of the Kanazawa region, including this incredible fabric.