藍染め

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ストラージュニツェの藍染め　

スロヴァーツコ（モラヴィア=スロヴァキア地方）のストラージュニツェにあるこの藍染め工房は、ヨフ家が1906年に始めた、百年以上の伝統を誇る工房です。一年中オープンしており、工房のほか、ショップもあります。ショップではカレンダー、エプロン、ミトン、スカーフ、手提げなどのほか、藍染めの洋服、アクセサリー、あるいは裁縫用の布地もお買い求めいただけます。
 

藍染め工房「ダンツィンゲル」

南モラヴィアのオレシュニツェでは、かつて亜麻が大量に栽培されており、どの家からも織機の音が響いていました。そしてここには当然、染色職人も居を構えていました。その一つ、19世紀に開業したダンツィンゲル家の家族工房は、今も昔ながらの版木を使い、昔ながらの技法を用い、手作業で操業を続けています。ここではダンツィンゲル家の人々が、藍染めの技法を懇切丁寧に解説し、手で彫った版木による模様付け、乾燥、自然のインディゴ藍染料に浸ける染色工程などを、その場でデモンストレーションしてくれます。ダンツィンゲル工房見学の所要時間は50分程度で、5月から9月末までご利用いただけます。