7500: 1960s-70s Japanese Cotton Deadstock Pressed & Hand Shibori fabric 55in.Pc

Catalog# 7500

Vintage Deadstock

1960s-70s Japanese Cotton Kimono (Yukata) Fabric
Mock-Shibori pressed print w/ some hand-tie-dyed shibori

Width: 14.5 inches / 36.83 cm
Length: 55 inches / 134.62 cm

US$16.00 per piece
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Item Details and Description:

• Fabric History/Pedigree:   Lightweight deadstock cotton (new but unsold stock) estimated from the 1960s-1970s.
  
  
• Fabric Description:  Lightweight cotton yukata (summer kimono) fabric, slightly translucent, with mostly mock-shibori patterns same on both sides; this type 'mock' shibori is done in a pressed fashion so that it has the textured (bumpy) feel of genuine shibori but is not; also, the white flowers seem to have been  hand tie-dyed as well: background is an indigo color with white designs of shibori-dot fields patterns with various groups of large flowers in clusters; same on both sides;
  
  
• Fabric Type: Still slightly firm, fabric softens with wash. (hand-wash separately, luke-warm water-- see our FAQ Pages for cleaning tips).
  
  
• Colors: Please remember that colors and contrast shown may differ on different devices. Please note the colors listed in the text here.
  
  
• Condition:  Excellent.