So beautiful you might not want to use thembut you absolutely should because they are soooo smooth and beautiful! These Cohana glass-head pins are individually handmade in floral designs called millefiori, meaning a thousand flowers. They are heated and shaped one-by-one in a flame, producing a brilliant array of shapes and colors in the glass "flowers" on the heads of the pins. The closely-guarded production methods for these mysterious "tombo-dama" (glass beads) was established before the Nara period, which began in 710 A.D. Then, it is said that in the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.), with much trade arriving from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad influenced the technique and the production of "tombo-dama" became even more varied.Each pack contains 3 pinsMade by hand in Japan
These sewing pins add a touch of glamour to your sewing toolbox. Each set comes with 3 sewing pins -- a dark tone, a coordinating light tone, and a sparkling white.
Iida mizuhiki has been handed down as a traditional handicraft for generations in Nagano Prefecture.
Mizuhiki is a decorative paper cord created by twisting Washi paper and hardening with glue coating. In Japan, mizuhiki is essential for formal gifts, which is said to have originated as far back as in 7th century.There are many ways to express the feelings of the gift-sender with the choice of Mizuhiki colors, numbers and how they are tied for the different type of occasions. The mizuhiki decoration used to make a top of Cohana's sewing pin is called Awaji-dama.
The durable steel-and-nickel pins are manufactured in Hiroshima, a city with a 300-year history of high-quality needle production. Rigorous quality control ensures that pins are of uniform thickness and length to pierce cloth with ease.
Misuhiki|KINOSHITA MIZUHIKI/Iida City, Nagano
Established in 1961. KINOSHITA MIZUHIKI values the 和 harmony of the materials that mizuhiki is made of, pass on the 結 tie and connect technique, create the beauty of mizuhiki's curves, and manufacture products that are handmade using the 匠 artisan techniques of our predecessors.
They also strive by developing new products that meet the needs of the times, without forgetting the value of the artisan's skills and mizuhiki.
Dimensions: 40mm x 8mm (mizuhiki pin head); 0.5mm shaft
Handling precautions
Made in Japan
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Corral your pins or paperclips with a magnetic ceramic spool from Cohana! The magnet is built into the spool and catches pins, needles, and clips so that it can be used as a magnetic pin cushion or paper clip holder. This beauty, made of Hasami Ware, with a 400-year history, has been produced since the Edo era in Japan. The spool has an elegant glaze that highlights its simple texture and a quality that is unique to ceramics that have been fired at low temperatures.
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