1970's Japanese Textiles:
Deadstock Cotton Kimono Fabric
(Seersucker, "Indigo Chaos" Pattern)

13.75" X 1.5yards
(34.92cm X 1.37m)

Catalog#: 4371

US$15.00

SHIPPING INCLUDED IN USA & Parts of Canada
(Outside USA S/I discounted)

Description: This is a piece of deadstock (like new, unused stock) from the 1970's, a light weight Japanese kimono cotton. This is a seersucker type fabric so is textured; This type fabric has vertical slightly ridged stripes as part of the weave, so fabrics are not smooth to the touch. See bottom of this section for information on seersucker fabrics. Design is a a melange of indigo, colonial blue, light blues and white; The pattern seems chaotic, overlays of diagonal stripes with overlay above which has a fractured random pattern-- so we dubbed it "indigo chaos"; Same on both sides. Condition: EXCELLENT/ like New. Definition of Seersucker fabric, per Wikipedia online encyclopedia (wikipedia.org): Cotton fabric, commonly striped, which is used to make clothing for summer wear. Seersucker is woven with wrinkles in it—this causes it to be mostly held away from the skin when worn, allowing efficient heat dissipation and air circulation. Seersucker was originally developed in India. The word originates from the Hindi, Urdu, and Persian words "shir o shakar" meaning "milk and sugar."

Recommended Resources:

Japanese Accents in Western Interiors
Rao & Mahoney

Japanese Indigo Design: The Collection of Sadako Fukui
Tomoe Ohmae

Art to Wear With Asian Flair
Stephanie Masae Kimura

Bags With Style
Stephanie Masae Kimura

Quilting With Japanese Fabrics
Kathy Pippin

Make Your Own Japanese Clothes:
Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear
John Marshall

Other Recommendation, Wear of traditional kimono:
BOOK OF KIMONO