Traditional handicrafts and community ties make this off-the-beaten-track Tokyo-governed island worth the trip. Hachijojima has me thinking a lot about weaving. Not just because I’m here to make kihachijo, a traditional silk textile, but in metaphorical terms: the way disparate elements brought together in just the right pattern create something stronger and more beautiful. Hachijojima is part of the Izu island chain, located nearly 300 kilometers south of the city of Tokyo to which it technically belongs. For my first day, nature guide Yuriko Orui is showing me around the volcanic island, whi…