Monkey Slider

Today's weaving.

Weft yarn is dyed by Crape myrtle. Japanese name is Sarusuberi, means "Monkey Slider". Infact, the bark of myrtle is so slippery.

The other name is "100-day-blooming".
As the name suggests, in even such crazy hot summer, they keep on blooming so long strongly.

Edo Spirits

Morning Glory(Asagao), summer symbol in Japan. You can see Asagao fairs as seasonal function of Shinto shrines in July.

Gardening became a big fad latter half of Edo era (1750-). they got excited to make new variety of peony, hydrangea, chrysanthemum, morning glory and so on.
This one is called Edo Fuzei, means "elegance of Edo culture".
Cool, sharp and stylish. Exactly it stands for Edo culture.