From Fiber to Yarn｜Hand Spinning

Hand Spinning

Fibers of different lengths are gradually overlapped and twisted together while pieces of outer bark and other impurities are removed, forming a single continuous yarn. The thickness is checked by hand, and the amount of fiber is adjusted to keep the yarn even.

In the Kulung Rai village, the high level of skill required to spin fine, even yarn has been passed down among several women across generations.

Weaving and Knitting

The Allo we work with at mrak includes both handwoven and hand-knitted textiles.

The woven cloth uses a plain weave, while the knit uses garter stitch. Plain weave has relatively more structure and tension, while garter stitch is softer and more elastic. The surface texture and the way each structure holds air also differ.

Woven cloth keeps its shape more readily when laid flat, while knit adapts more naturally to wrapping, draping, and folding.

먹 Meok and Structure

For 먹 Meok, Allo is dyed in Korea with pine-soot ink. The woven cloth and knit take the ink differently, producing distinct surfaces. Their structural differences remain visible in the texture and expression after dyeing.