Sakabukuro (sake-straining bags)

Carry a piece of Japanese craft history into your creative work.

These vintage sakabukuro (酒袋), or sake-straining bags, come from breweries in Japan where they spent decades in service filtering fermented rice mash during sake production. Each bag was dipped in kakishibu—a natural, fermented persimmon tannin dye prized for its durability, water-resistance, and deep earthy color.

Because these bags lived long working lives, each one carries its own story, and the unmistakable fragrance of fermented sake. They are collectible textiles in their own right, valued by lovers of Japanese folk craft, boro textiles, wabi-sabi, and natural dyes.

Use them whole as table runners, wall hangings, yoga-mat carriers, or storage sleeves, or cut them apart for boro patchwork, visible mending, bag-making, sewing projects, mixed-media work, or home décor. Their thickness and patina make them especially satisfying.