Rina Hayashi

Fully-fashioned bustier Top

- dead stock cotton cord yarn

- Kinshi paper threads for lacing up

Sculptural skirt

- Using Japanese traditional way of mending bamboo basket called Ikkan-bari

bamboo weaving + Washi, rice paper + Kakishibu, persimmon tannin paint on top

- 100% Irish Linen, hand dyed with persimmon tannin

- dead stock shell buttons which I found in flea market 

Swirl crochet long skirt

- handspan british merino wool 

- dead stock viscose

Squiggle knitted top with bamboo bag handles

- dead stock viscose fancy yarn which I brought from Japan + lycra

- second-hand bamboo bag handles

- Takehigo bamboo cane

- dead stock horn buttons which I found in a flea market 

Chunky wool and Sakabukuro Trousers

- squiggle knit fully-fashioned panel on side, dead stock cotton fancy yarn which I brought from Japan + lycra

- swirl crochet with 100% wool roving, hand dyed with tea

- up-cycle of Sakabukuro; 50-60 years old non-seam bags used for the making process of Sake,Japanese rice wine, to squeeze it from fermented rices. The brown colour is derived from Persimmon. Provided by my grandpa’s family 

- second-hand braided woven leather belt + bamboo cane

Sculptural bodice piece

- basket weaving with Japanese bamboo cane

- Washi rice paper

- Kakishibu persimmon tannin

- Sasawashi paper yarn for edging and belts

Fully-fashioned knitted top

- dead stock cotton cord + dead stock shinny viscose yarn

Knitted shorts with suspender

- dead stock viscose 

- dead stock pure silk & viscose

Sakabukuro chaps

- up-cycle of Sakabukuro; 50-60 years old non-seam bags used for the making process of Sake,Japanese rice wine, to squeeze it from fermented rices. The brown colour is derived from Persimmon. Provided by my grandpa’s family 

- Sculptural crochet, jute and wool mix

My collection was inspired by my road trip across Japan which is my home country to see Jomon potteries.

Alongside seeing the ancient cultures, I was also fascinated by traditional crafts which rooted in each areas. For this collection, I tried to combine those kind of Japanese traditional crafts/technique and what I have gathered in U.K. while I'm studying here.