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Another type of divider is a multi-panel cloth curtain called a noren. In Japan shop owners often hang a noren outside with signage printed on the fabric in order to advertise their business. Inside the home a long noren acts as a soft barrier between rooms. It is often decorative, made of cotton, linen, or silk fabric, and hung on a bamboo pole.
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- This is an example of a vintage bridal noren, handpainted on silk with decorative tassels.
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- Sometime we acquire unfinished new kimonos from Japan and find that the pattern is too large for pillows. In this case we made 2 beautiful norens.The one pictured here was made from the sleeves of the kimono.
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- Japanese linen is wonderful to work with and makes a simple, slightly see-through noren. It has a stiff feel to it which makes fringing possible at the bottom of each panel.
