A handmade Izakaya Night Half Noren from our Moment Series, made from handwoven natural ramie fabric and dyed with plant-based color using a traditional katazome paste-resist process.
The Moment Series is inspired by Edo-period Japanese shopfront noren culture, when fabric curtains were used at storefronts for signage, shade, dust protection, visual privacy, and as a soft marker between public and private space.
This piece is inspired by the lively but intimate feeling of a small izakaya at night — grilled skewers, seafood, cold beer, and the relaxed rhythm of conversation after dark. One panel features yakitori-style skewers with seafood motifs, while the other features a beer can, beer bottle, and draft glass in a loose woodblock-print-inspired style. The design brings a warm Japanese bar atmosphere to the home, kitchen, restaurant, or retail space.
It can be used as kitchen wall decor, a small doorway accent, bar textile, izakaya-style shop banner, restaurant sign, café curtain, pantry curtain, wall hanging, window layer, beer bar banner, or decorative textile for an interior opening. Its short half-noren format makes it especially suitable for smaller spaces where a full curtain would feel too heavy.
This piece is created using katazome, a slow paste-resist dyeing technique. Before dyeing, a soybean-based resist paste is carefully applied onto the fabric over the motif areas. The pasted parts resist the plant dye, allowing the natural off-white tone of the ramie fabric to remain visible. The exposed areas of the cloth absorb the plant color, creating a quiet contrast between the undyed ramie motif and the deep plant-dyed ground.
The fabric is handwoven natural ramie, also known as Xia Bu. Ramie is a strong natural fiber, often described as being about twice as strong as linen. Compared with softer fabrics, ramie gives this noren more body, structure, and durability. Its surface has a dry, breathable, slightly crisp texture, with visible fiber lines, slubs, uneven weave, and a natural plant-fiber sheen.
Details:
Izakaya Night Half Noren
Handmade half noren curtain
Handwoven natural ramie fabric
Plant-dyed using katazome paste-resist technique
Soybean-based resist paste applied before dyeing
Natural ramie motif with plant-dyed background
Woodblock-print-inspired izakaya motif
Features grilled skewers, seafood, beer can, beer bottle, and draft glass
Color: Gallnut — charcoal / deep indigo tone
Size: 28.5” W x 17” L
Two-panel split design
Soft, breathable, semi-sheer texture
Three top hanging loops on each panel
Top and bottom edges are sewn; side edges are left natural
Each piece has natural variations in color, paste lines, weave, and texture
Care:
Keep away from open flame and high heat.
Professional dry clean only.
Do not machine wash or tumble dry.
Do not scrub, hand-rub aggressively, or use chemical detergents.
For daily care, a neutral disinfecting fabric spray may be used.
Ironing is allowed on a gentle setting.
Please note:
Because this piece is handmade, handwoven, plant-dyed, and created using a katazome paste-resist process, slight variations in color, texture, paste edges, and pattern placement are expected. Each curtain is one of a kind.
Because the ramie fabric is handwoven, the side edges may not be perfectly straight. Small uneven edges, slubs, irregular threads, slight thickness changes, uneven weave, and natural surface texture are normal characteristics of handwoven ramie fabric, not flaws.
A handmade Izakaya Night Half Noren from our Moment Series, made from handwoven natural ramie fabric and dyed with plant-based color using a traditional katazome paste-resist process.
The Moment Series is inspired by Edo-period Japanese shopfront noren culture, when fabric curtains were used at storefronts for signage, shade, dust protection, visual privacy, and as a soft marker between public and private space.
This piece is inspired by the lively but intimate feeling of a small izakaya at night — grilled skewers, seafood, cold beer, and the relaxed rhythm of conversation after dark. One panel features yakitori-style skewers with seafood motifs, while the other features a beer can, beer bottle, and draft glass in a loose woodblock-print-inspired style. The design brings a warm Japanese bar atmosphere to the home, kitchen, restaurant, or retail space.
It can be used as kitchen wall decor, a small doorway accent, bar textile, izakaya-style shop banner, restaurant sign, café curtain, pantry curtain, wall hanging, window layer, beer bar banner, or decorative textile for an interior opening. Its short half-noren format makes it especially suitable for smaller spaces where a full curtain would feel too heavy.
This piece is created using katazome, a slow paste-resist dyeing technique. Before dyeing, a soybean-based resist paste is carefully applied onto the fabric over the motif areas. The pasted parts resist the plant dye, allowing the natural off-white tone of the ramie fabric to remain visible. The exposed areas of the cloth absorb the plant color, creating a quiet contrast between the undyed ramie motif and the deep plant-dyed ground.
The fabric is handwoven natural ramie, also known as Xia Bu. Ramie is a strong natural fiber, often described as being about twice as strong as linen. Compared with softer fabrics, ramie gives this noren more body, structure, and durability. Its surface has a dry, breathable, slightly crisp texture, with visible fiber lines, slubs, uneven weave, and a natural plant-fiber sheen.
Details:
Izakaya Night Half Noren
Handmade half noren curtain
Handwoven natural ramie fabric
Plant-dyed using katazome paste-resist technique
Soybean-based resist paste applied before dyeing
Natural ramie motif with plant-dyed background
Woodblock-print-inspired izakaya motif
Features grilled skewers, seafood, beer can, beer bottle, and draft glass
Color: Gallnut — charcoal / deep indigo tone
Size: 28.5” W x 17” L
Two-panel split design
Soft, breathable, semi-sheer texture
Three top hanging loops on each panel
Top and bottom edges are sewn; side edges are left natural
Each piece has natural variations in color, paste lines, weave, and texture
Care:
Keep away from open flame and high heat.
Professional dry clean only.
Do not machine wash or tumble dry.
Do not scrub, hand-rub aggressively, or use chemical detergents.
For daily care, a neutral disinfecting fabric spray may be used.
Ironing is allowed on a gentle setting.
Please note:
Because this piece is handmade, handwoven, plant-dyed, and created using a katazome paste-resist process, slight variations in color, texture, paste edges, and pattern placement are expected. Each curtain is one of a kind.
Because the ramie fabric is handwoven, the side edges may not be perfectly straight. Small uneven edges, slubs, irregular threads, slight thickness changes, uneven weave, and natural surface texture are normal characteristics of handwoven ramie fabric, not flaws.
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