7805:1980s Deadstock Aizome Dyed Tsumugi Silk,Pixelated, Geometrics 57"Pc.

  Traditional Japanese Textiles:

1980's Aizome (blue dye) Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Fabric
Pixelated Designs-Modernistic/Geometrics w/Abstract Qualities

Catalog# 7805

Width:14.5 inches / 36.83 cm
Length: 57 inches / 144.78 cm

US$15.00 per piece

Item Details and Description

Fabric Description Details:

This is a slightly stiff, lightweight Tsumugi silk, dark charcoal black with several hues of blue interwoven to render a complex motif of myriad geometric shapes and figures, as well as floral and medallions; designs the same on both sides: selvage of .25 inch / 6.35 mm both sides; Motifs are the pixelated fields throughout all the various geometric and medallion-like patterns, this pixelation is common in Tsumugi due to the weaving methods, but the lighter fabric shows the pixelation a bit more (please see closeups); We are not sure if this is from Amami Ohshima, but it shares many of the same characteristics. 

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

Condition: EXCELLENT,

Recommended for making scarf/accessories.

Characteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as "Techiki" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to "Oshima Tsumugi," called "Ori Jime." As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is "Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing)." There are several kinds of "Oshima Tsumugi":"Doro Oshima," "Ai(indigo) Oshima," "Doro Ai Oshima," "Iro(color) Oshima" and "Natsu(summer) Oshima."

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