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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.
- 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.
- Amazon.com:
To see books about Japanese ikat and related traditional Japanese
textiles please click
here.
- 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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