Japanese Wooden Silk Thread Spool Itomaki Vtg Bobbin Frame Spinning Wheel JK679 ikebana-board Fraying on rope

Fraying on rope

which means keep trying hard even though a lot of failures

博多節 Hakata Bushi (song title)

New / unused

Japanese Wooden Silk Thread Spool Itomaki Vtg Bobbin Frame Spinning Wheel JK679 ikebana-board Fraying on ropeJapanese Wooden Thread Spool This is a vintage Japanese spool, or itomaki, used to wind and store copious amounts of silk thread used in the production of kimono and other popular traditional textiles. The thread is simply wound around the frame like a modern bobbin. This item was used in tandem with a machine called "zakuri" which was typically hand powered and spun silk thread with quick efficiency. There is kanji written on one side. Brown Wood