Phylum



This fabric, created on a "steering-wheel embroidery machine" that allows basic operation by foot to leave the hands free for more unrestricted expression, works well for both upholstery and window treatments.


Color: Green/Natural

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 41"W



Phylum



This fabric, created on a "steering-wheel embroidery machine" that allows basic operation by foot to leave the hands free for more unrestricted expression, works well for both upholstery and window treatments.


Color: Gray/Natural

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 41"W



phylum



This fabric, created on a "steering-wheel embroidery machine" that allows basic operation by foot to leave the hands free for more unrestricted expression, works well for both upholstery and window treatments.


Color: Red/Natural

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 41"W



bookshelf



This cotton workhorse textile is ideal for upholstery applications.


Color: Blue/Gray

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 59"W



bookshelf



This cotton workhorse textile is ideal for upholstery applications.


Color: Green/Beige

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 59"W



hariko sashi linen



A machine-embroidered sashiko textile that featuring an old-fashioned design reminiscent of the days when seamstresses were so called O-Hariko-San (needle jockeys).


Color: Beige/Navy

Content: Linen 100%

Width: 51"W



Hariko sashi linen



A machine-embroidered sashiko textile that featuring an old-fashioned design reminiscent of the days when seamstresses were so called O-Hariko-San (needle jockeys).


Color: Blue/Navy

Content: Linen 100%

Width: 51"W



hariko sashi linen



A machine-embroidered sashiko textile that featuring an old-fashioned design reminiscent of the days when seamstresses were so called O-Hariko-San (needle jockeys).


Color: Black/Navy

Content: Linen 100%

Width: 51"W



heritage cat



The cat has been a fortuitous design theme at NUNO. In 2013, NUNO honored its lucky feline with the new design “Heritage Cat,” which features six different kitties, each with its own unique attitude, embroidered on an ultra-soft, high-density cotton fabric.


Color: Black/White

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 39"W



heritage cat



The cat has been a fortuitous design theme at NUNO. In 2013, NUNO honored its lucky feline with the new design “Heritage Cat,” which features six different kitties, each with its own unique attitude, embroidered on an ultra-soft, high-density cotton fabric.


Color: Yellow/Gray

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 39"W



Bamboo basket



A new design in NUNO’s Sashiko Series, here the motif is bamboo basketry. This reversible fabric is done in imitation of traditional hand-stitching on a densely jacquard-loomed ground.


Color: Black/Beige

Content: Cotton 51%,

Polyester 49%

Width: 53"W



Bamboo basket



A new design in NUNO’s Sashiko Series, here the motif is bamboo basketry. This reversible fabric is done in imitation of traditional hand-stitching on a densely jacquard-loomed ground.


Color: Navy/Beige

Content: Cotton 51%,

Polyester 49%

Width: 53"W



grater



Japanese denim is prized around the world for its high quality and fine hand. To produce an interesting texture, NUNO distresses this denim by feeding it through a specially-designed machine equipped with thousands of sharp needles that hook the individual threads and pull them to the surface. Its generous width and tight, yet soft weave make “Grater” ideal for virtually any application.


Color: Black

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 55"W



kasane



This fabric starts out as carefully selected and hand-cut NUNO remnants that are painstakingly laid out on a silk ground and put through an embroidery machine—magically transforming them into an entirely new textile.


Color: Black

Content: Various content

Base: Silk 100%

Width: 32.5"W



paper roll



The "chemical lace" technique that involves embroidering tape onto a water-soluble base, and then dissolving out the base, is used to make this delicate spiral pattern.


Color: Red

Content: Nylon 100%

Width: 31"W



Carnival



This embroidered fabric is based on illustrations by a Brazilian artist who is a friends of Reiko Sudo, NUNO's head designer.

Application notes: Excellent for window treatments.


Color: Gray

Content: Polyester 100% Embroidery: Rayon 100%

Width: 45"W



tape twist



In this unusual NUNO fabric, strips of nylon or polyester tape are stitched into a complex meshwork design using a steering wheel embroidery machine, which allows operation by foot for more freewheeling expression.

Application notes: Excellent for window treatments.


Color: White

Content: Base:Polyester 100%

Tape: Nylon 100%

Width: 47"W



tsugihagi



Fabric swatches are painstakingly glued onto a water-soluble vinylon sheet, and then carefully stitched in place in a technique called “chemical lace.” When the base material is washed away, an open lace-like patchwork of different fabrics remains.


Color: White

Content: Various Content with white sheer backing

Width: 31.5"W



crystal pleats



Different colored warps and wefts create striking iridescent effects, further enhanced by repeated pleating. Polyester heat-shapes well and stays pleated indefinitely. Application notes: Excellent for window treatments.


Color: Gray

Content: Polyester 100%

Width: 39"W



windbreak



This sheer fabric is excellent for window treatments.


Color: White

Content: Polyester 100%

Width: 63"W



coal



Polyester monofilament—commonly used as fishing line—has a hard, stiff structure that is usually considered a defect in cloth. NUNO’s Coal is finished with an alkaline reducing process which softens the surface of the fabric. This process characteristically allows the material to bend and crumple naturally, and creates a smooth, lacquer-like surface. This new version is treated with a waterproof coating to lock the threads in place, eliminating the need for backing when this tough textile is used as upholstery.


Color: Red

Content: Polyester 100%

Water-Repellant Coating

Width: 43"W



coal



Polyester monofilament—commonly used as fishing line—has a hard, stiff structure that is usually considered a defect in cloth. NUNO’s Coal is finished with an alkaline reducing process which softens the surface of the fabric. This process characteristically allows the material to bend and crumple naturally, and creates a smooth, lacquer-like surface. This new version is treated with a waterproof coating to lock the threads in place, eliminating the need for backing when this tough textile is used as upholstery.


Color: Black

Content: Polyester 100%

Water-Repellant Coating

Width: 43"W



coal



Polyester monofilament—commonly used as fishing line—has a hard, stiff structure that is usually considered a defect in cloth. NUNO’s Coal is finished with an alkaline reducing process which softens the surface of the fabric. This process characteristically allows the material to bend and crumple naturally, and creates a smooth, lacquer-like surface. This new version is treated with a waterproof coating to lock the threads in place, eliminating the need for backing when this tough textile is used as upholstery.


Color: Brown

Content: Polyester 100%

Water-Repellant Coating

Width: 43"W



coal



Polyester monofilament—commonly used as fishing line—has a hard, stiff structure that is usually considered a defect in cloth. NUNO’s Coal is finished with an alkaline reducing process which softens the surface of the fabric. This process characteristically allows the material to bend and crumple naturally, and creates a smooth, lacquer-like surface. This new version is treated with a waterproof coating to lock the threads in place, eliminating the need for backing when this tough textile is used as upholstery.


Color: Blue

Content: Polyester 100%

Water-Repellant Coating

Width: 43"W



coal



Polyester monofilament—commonly used as fishing line—has a hard, stiff structure that is usually considered a defect in cloth. NUNO’s Coal is finished with an alkaline reducing process which softens the surface of the fabric. This process characteristically allows the material to bend and crumple naturally, and creates a smooth, lacquer-like surface. This new version is treated with a waterproof coating to lock the threads in place, eliminating the need for backing when this tough textile is used as upholstery.


Color: Yellow

Content: Polyester 100%

Water-Repellant Coating

Width: 43"W



patched paper



Long strips of washi paper ("slit yarn") are woven with polyester, leaving long loops, or "floats." The floats are first cut by machine, then by hand, to create the shaggy texture of this fabric.

Application notes: Excellent for window treatments. Can by dry cleaned and fire treated.


Color: White

Content: Mino Washi Paper 57%,

Polyester 43%

Width: 44"W



organdy cookie



Washi paper is directly printed onto polyester organdy to create this humorous design based on the famous daisy-wheel soba boro cookie from Kyoto.

Application notes: Excellent for window treatments. Can be dry-cleaned.


Color: White

Content: Polyester 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 39"W



big egg



Based on a technique originally developed in 1996 through collaboration between a paper mill and a dyeing factory in Shiga Prefecture, overlapping layers of Echizen washi paper are directly screen-printed (laminated) onto polyester organdy to create this large-scale design.


Color: Natural

Content: Polyester 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 39"W



korogaki



Washi paper is directly printed onto polyester organdy to create this humorous design based on the famous daisy-wheel soba boro cookie from Kyoto.

Application notes: Excellent for window treatments. Can be dry-cleaned.


Color: White

Content: Polyester 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 39"W



hoshigaki



Created with a lamination process, portions of this textile's washi paper surface is scrubbed away with water and brush to reveal the velvet pile underneath.


Color: White

Content: Linen 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 36"W





tiggy



Cotton is coated with glutinous yam paste, which is typically used as a waterproofing agent for Japanese paper window screens, to create a tape-like thread, which is woven into this Tiggy fabric. Loose weft floats are cut and finished by hand. Application notes: Works well for window treatment. Can be used for upholstery, but there will be some loss of surface threads over time.


Color: Blue

Content: Cotton 100%

Width: 44"W



amate



In central Mexico, the Indians make a kind of bark cloth called “Amate” by layering crisscrossed strips of tree bark, sometimes leaving a serendipitous scattering of holes. With this as an inspiration, NUNO screen-printed adhesive in an openwork pattern onto sleek velvet, affixed strong handmade washi paper, then scrubbed away the excess with water and brush. The result is reminiscent of wet animal hide. 


Color: Black

Content: Base: Polyester 100% Pile: Rayon 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 35"W



amate



In central Mexico, the Indians make a kind of bark cloth called “Amate” by layering crisscrossed strips of tree bark, sometimes leaving a serendipitous scattering of holes. With this as an inspiration, NUNO screen-printed adhesive in an openwork pattern onto sleek velvet, affixed strong handmade washi paper, then scrubbed away the excess with water and brush. The result is reminiscent of wet animal hide. 


Color: Natural

Content: Base: Polyester 100% Pile: Rayon 100%

with Echizen Paper

Width: 35"W



Threadstray



This fabric is created with needle punching, a technique similar to felting. In this process, a barbed needle abrades the fibers of the thick, multicolor Merino bouclé warps and wefts to mesh them together, resulting in a frothy lattice of soft wool interspersed with holes that allow light to flow through.


Color: Black&Red&Beige&Brown

Content: Wool 100%

Width: 39"W



origami pleats panel



This Origami Pleats fabric began from a simple hint: one of NUNO's staff members was folding a lunchtime receipt into beautiful folds and Head Designer Reiko Sudo thought, "How about making a textile like that?"So first she created two identical folded paper pattern sheets, then sandwiched polyester between them and pressed it at 200ºC. This process, for which NUNO now holds a patent, is all done by hand.


Color: Gray

Available in Various Custom Colors

Content: Polyester 100%





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