7449: 1960s Japanese Kasuri (ikat) Deadstock Cotton Fabric 55in.Piece

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

Japanese Kimono Kasuri (Ikat)
1960s Deadstock Japanese Cotton Fabric

Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 55 inches / 139.8 cm

Catalog# 7449:

US$20.00 per piece

Fabric History/Pedigree: 1960s, found as deadstock roll

Fabric Type: Kasuri (ikat), lightweight, slightly translucent, stiff; dark indigo blue (almost black) background color fabric with a reticular (web) grid design, composed of geometric hash-mark-like elements; design colors are pale aqua-blue and blue-gray, plus pink accents at alternate row interstices (Please see close-ups); same on both sides.

Condition: Excellent; Still slightly firm, the fabric softens with wash. (hand-wash separately, with lukewarm water-- see our FAQ Pages for cleaning tips.

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.

Notes:

This is an 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 on kasuri below:

Cultural Notes on Kasuri(ikat):

**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 traditional indigo kasuri please click HERE .