Full Bolt Kasuri Kimono Fabric
Full Bolt Kasuri Kimono Fabric
A full bolt of Japanese kimono fabric is approximately 14” wide (based on a traditional size loom) and 11-12 yards long. This bolt was sold to me as “combined weaving” and doesn’t have further descriptions in Japanese. Fabulous color and pattern, one of my favorites. Kasuri (Ikat) is a technique in which warp yarns, weft yarns, or both are mounted on a frame, and then bound in thread (tied to prevent dye penetration, i.e. tie dyed) and then dip-dyed. The threads are then dried and loosened, and then carefully woven on a loom to form the pattern. The variabilities in alignment yield a soft fuzziness at the edges of the motifs characteristic of the technique. Kasuri textiles are produced in silk, in a wide range of colors in ramie, in cotton, and wool, and are often indigo-dyed.