{"product_id":"7981-1980s-japanese-tsumugi-silk-bamboo-stalks-pixelated-65in-piece","title":"7981:1980s Japanese Tsumugi Silk,Bamboo Stalks,Pixelated, 65in.Piece","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e  Traditional Japanese Textiles:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1980's Japanese Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Fabric\u003cbr\u003ePixelated Designs-Bamboo Stalks Motif\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog# 7981\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWidth:14.5 inches \/ 36.83 cm\u003cbr\u003eLength: 65 inches \/ 1.65 m\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eUS$20.00 per piece\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\" alt=\"divider\" width=\"160\" height=\"12\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000099\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree:  \u003c\/b\u003ePieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner\/reconstructor called \u003cem\u003eArai-Hari\u003c\/em\u003e -- see an excellent explanation of traditional \u003cem\u003eArai Hari\u003c\/em\u003e by textile expert John Marshall,by \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/john-marshall-conversation-about-arai-hari-traditional-kimono-cleaning\" title=\"Go to John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclicking HERE\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"height: 124px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 124px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e For an excellent '\u003cem\u003ehow-to'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog\u003cem\u003e, Chocolate Factotum:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #222222;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-one-of-arai-hari-picking-the-kimono-apart\"\u003eStep One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #222222;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-two-the-washing-process-and-the-formula\"\u003eStep Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"#000099\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"10\" width=\"133\" alt=\"divider\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFabric Description Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis is a lightweight 1980s tsumugi silk, derived from a kimono by an Arai-Hari cleaner in Japan; fabric is smooth, slight sheen and is minimally translucent, with a cream-white background, but fully pixelated using micro-tiny black plus \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(+}\u003c\/strong\u003e pixels as background; Note: the motif of 3 bamboo stalks - 1 large, 2 smaller placed off-center; Motif is rendered by use of yellow, light-mustard, teal and plum colors pixels to create the bamboo motif; this style of 1980s and later pixelation is common in Tsumugi due to the weaving methods (please see closeups); We are not sure if this is from Amami Ohshima, but it shares many of the same characteristics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EXCELLENT,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2b00ff; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eRecommended for making scarf\/accessories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(31, 33, 36); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\" alt=\"divider\" width=\"93\" height=\"7\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Background Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDetails on this part of Japan's special pongee silk-making process can be found on the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Non-profit kimno.or.jp , information on Ohshima Tsumugi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kimono.or.jp\/dictionary\/eng\/ooshimatsumugi.html\"\u003eNational Foundation for Promoting the National Costume of Japan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e website, which  explains the natural plant dyes and mud  etc. used in making Tsumugi, quoted here:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharacteristics: 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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(31, 33, 36); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_b9fa55d4-9298-4b52-9733-8aac6b770196_medium.gif?v=1477957896\" alt=\"divider\" width=\"133\" height=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ePopular with our antique Japanese textile aficionados and collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42470484869207,"sku":"5007.20","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_5812_7b005653-abdd-4778-acef-b9e84fea6bba.jpg?v=1768246263","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/7981-1980s-japanese-tsumugi-silk-bamboo-stalks-pixelated-65in-piece","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}