180年の歴史を持つ老舗ファブリックメーカー。帯や緞帳などの美術工芸織物からカーテン等のインテリア製品まで幅広く生産。帯・緞帳の、伝統的な手仕事によるモノづくりを進める一方、カーテンの機械による量産も手掛ける。世界最大級の大機で緞帳を織る様子や、大きな釜でカーテンの糸を染め上げる様子を見ることができる生産工場、同社の歴史やプロジェクトを紹介する川島織物文化館の見学会。染織の学校 川島テキスタイルスクールの見学もあり。
A long-established fabric manufacturer with a history of approximately 180 years. Kawashima Selkon Textiles produces a wide range of products from arts and crafts fabrics such as obi sashes for kimono and rugs to interior products such as curtains. While promoting the traditional handmade manufacturing of obi and rugs, they also engage in the mass production of curtains by machine. The tour includes a visit to the production factory where visitors can see how rugs are woven on one of the world's largest machines and how curtains are dyed in a large pot, and a tour of the Kawashima Textile Museum, which introduces the company's history and projects. There will also be a tour of the
Kawashima Textile School, a dyeing and weaving school.