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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

beautiful kasuri

half kimono

This cotton kasuri fabric was given to me by my friend Atsuko in exchange for some bobbin lace i brought her. The Japanese and gift giving!
It was a whole kimono tan that i cut up in half to share with a mutual friend. Handwoven in very fine cotton it has both double and single kasuri motifs.
The fuzzy selvedges so that the woven design matches the resist design is something that i find endearing.

You can watch this video showing the tying of kasuri motifs. It was hard to resist those frothy indigo vats :)

neki desu



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5 comments:

  1. Wow what a piece! this is incredibly beautiful - yes I love htose selvedges also.

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  2. great video, i love to see those threads stretched out on the landscape like that.

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  3. simply gorgeous, I'd hang it on the wall just like that! Love love it.

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  4. I agree, that is stunning fabric. I wanted to tell you that I visited Barcelona this past month and I loved the modern art (Picasso Museum and Gaudi architecture) and the food (e.g. paella, croquettes, and sangria)!

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  5. Thank you so much Neki! My husband took me to Barcelona and he planned the whole trip. I hope to go there again, it is a wonderful city (with wonderful people)!

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interaction appreciated!

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