Catalog# 4606
US$10.00
per yard / 91cm
14
inches / 35.56cm wide
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(Outside USA S/I discounted)
This
is unused Japanese country vintage fabric called kasuri (also
called ikat in Southeast Asia; ); Kasuri is a labor-intensive
process where patterns are made by pre-dyed paste resistance and varying
techniques used to create the sorts of patterns seen here. Because of
the methods used, authentic kasuri is usually highly expensive. More
info below:
We
obtained this fabric in its original roll, never used & like new,
estimated as made in the 1960's; Fabric is dark indigo blue background
with light aqua blue diamond shapes as well as rings in light aqua as
well as burgundy-red and green; motifs are geometric and symmetrical
as shown; patterns same on both sides.
We
anticipate that quilters and textile artists may find this of interest.
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Cultural
Notes:
- Wikipedia.org,
on-line encyclopedia, defines Kasuri as:
...a Japanese word for
fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to
create patterns and images in the fabric. It is an ikat technique.
Kasuri is weft ikat; the warp threads are solid color, and the
weft thread is resist-tied in a specific pattern and dyed with
indigo to form a picture when the cloth is woven. Japanese
ikats are generally weft ikats or double ikats.
- To
see a YouTube.com video of the making of this type fabric please
click HERE .
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