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Looking
for our kasuri pieces for sale?
As part of our site improvement process we
now place our kasuri (ikat) pieces -- when we
have them -- in our fabric
section. When we offer antique textiles such
as tsutsugaki etc., they remain in their own
section.
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Want
to learn more about Kasuri (Ikat)?
To
see a great sampling of kasuri, e-gasuri
(picture kasuri), with cultural and historical
background information please visit e-gasuri.com
a site owned by a customer of ours and expert,
Dr. Jeffrey Krauss.
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Special References:
To
read a great reference article (pdf) on Kasuri,
with more pictures and a fine bibliography, please
click here (You'll need a PDF Reader) . In
addition, there is a veritable trove of information
and pictures about Japanese
traditional textiles in R. John Howe's Blog,
an outstanding reference surely of interest to
textile enthusiasts.
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Amazon.com: To see books about Japanese ikat
and related traditional Japanese textiles please
click
here.
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More info on Wikipedia, and link to videos of
making kasuri (ikat):
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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.
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To
see a YouTube.com video of the making
of this type fabric please click HERE.
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