This is an auspicious pattern imitating a turtle's shell. The tortoise shell count within a 38-cm wide weave is approximately 60 to 100 shells lined up horizontally. It is significantly more difficult to produce this type of weave than the oshima pattern, for instance.
Fourth generation brothers, Koichi and Yoshinobu Moriyama work alongside their father, Torao from the third generation. Together they aim to preserve ...