Vintage Japanese Country Textiles:
Deadstock Kasuri (Ikat)

Catalog# 4618

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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 (looks black in low light) with white and light blue geometrical patterns as shown. The patterns as shown run vertically throughout (top to bottom in pics left); patterns same on both sides.

We anticipate that quilters and textile artists may find this of interest.

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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