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Atelier Kanawa (means “studio to play Japanese harmony & peace”) would love to share her stories of her ancestors who were in Kimono business. Her great grand father was an artisan to dye Kimono designs, mainly Yukata(summer Kimono), her grand mother was a Kimono tailor, and both her mother & her aunt graduated from Kimono academy and her aunt taught Kimono classes in Japan. She didn’t know these remarkable histories of her family members for such a long time, however, without knowing these facts, one day she became inspired to learn about Kimono. Since January in 2005, she has been studying Kimono to dress herself, and since March 2006, she has been learning to dress others. Currently, she is preparing to officially become a certified Kimono Consultant/adviser of All Japan Kimono Consultant Association through “Sodo” Kimono Academy, in Fall, 2007. She accomplished the beginner’s level 1, level 2, and also the intermediate level. She is now in the advance course. You can read the biography of her principal Mr. Norio Yamanaka (also an appointed chairman of the All Japan Kimono Consultants Association) at: www.amazon.com Atelier Kanawa also studies to dye Kimono designs by Bingata Kata-zome which is the traditional Japanese method of dyeing fabric in Okinawa(southern part of Japan), using a resist paste applied through stencil. The term is divided form a combination of Kata(pattern or stencil), and Zome, from the verb Someru(to dye). Bingata Katazome uses all natural …