8031: 1970s Japanese Tsumugi (Pongee)Silk, Arai-Hari 60in.Pixelated Floral,Stripes, Pinstripes

Catalog#: 8031

1970's Arai Hari Cleaned Japanese Textiles: 

 Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk, Interwoven Pixelated
Pinstripes, Columns, Geometrics

Silk Kimono Fabric by Piece

Width:14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 60 inches / 152.4 cm

• Fabric History/Pedigree:  1970s pieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner/reconstructor called Arai-Hari -- see an excellent explanation of traditional Arai Hari by textile expert John Marshall,by clicking HERE; 

• Description:  This distinctive Japanese vintage traditional Tsumugi is a lightweight pongee-type navy-blue silk with interwoven pinstripes and pinstripes as columns; the lateral pinstripes are equidistant apart, .5 inch /12.7mm; Most lines are mustard-yellow and pinstripes are shining gold color; one column u\is in red, off-center; minimal sheen as described with selvage on both sides, measuring about 1/2 (.5) inch / 12.7 mm.
  
  
• Colors: Please NOTE that colors and contrast differ on each device, so please use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric.
  
  
• Condition: Excellent. Recommended for making scarf/accessories.

Popular with our antique Japanese textile aficionados and collectors 

Cultural Background Note:  From www.nippon-kichi.jp:  Tsumugi are silk textiles woven by hand using thread collected from the floss of the cocoons. The floss is made from debris of the cocoons and spun by hand into thread. Because the thread is called “tetsumugi ito” or “ tsumugi ito”, the textile made from the thread became to be known as tsumugi. Tsumugi is characterized by its unique texture and dull gloss coming from subtle variations of the tsumugi threads. It is extremely durable and has been used for everyday clothes and working clothes since ancient times.... To read the rest of this page and learn more about tsumugi, please  visit: www.nippon-kichi.jp Below: Hand-made purse using 1930's Doro Ohshima tsumugi silk, made by Fumi Sakanashi, YokoDana KImono's owner's sister, an award-winning quilter in Japan. The Doro Ohshima (mud-dyed) is the center patterned portion on both sides, with the solid areas and handles being new; shown in pictures below:

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