![]() The company came to know that chemical dyeing is easy and highly efficient but negatively impacts both humans and the environment. ![]() ![]() However, after a period of operation, workers complained about health problems such as rough skin and headaches, presumably caused by the chemical smell at their workplace. In the early years of its business, the company used chemical dyes to print textiles. However, textile industries shifted to synthetic dyeing from around the Meiji period, since it was easier to handle and less costly.Ī Japanese company, Kyoto Kawabata Shoten, started as a draper in 1924 but switched to the dyeing business in 1995. Back then, natural pigments were used for textile dyeing, which was eco-friendly and had a less negative impact on humans than chemically manufactured synthetic dyes. In Japan, various dye techniques developed during the Edo period, such as kusaki-zome, a natural dyeing technique that draws colors from plants, flowers and fruit.
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