Kasuri
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Kasuri is the Japanese term for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric, typically referring to fabrics produced within Japan using this te
Iyo-kasuri fabric, along with kurume- and bingo-kasuri, the three main varieties of kasuri in Japan
Simple kon gasuri patterns, 19th century
Kasuri fragment from an early-20th century kimono using the e-gasuri (lit. 'picture kasuri') technique to create a picture of plovers. This is also an example of iro gasuri (lit. 'colour kasuri'), in that it uses several colors.
Complex kasuri pattern, tate-yoko gasuri, first half of 20th century
Tsumugi (cloth)
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Tsumugi is a traditional plain weave silk fabric from Japan. The yarn used is made short to medium staple from silk fibres, such as damaged cocoons and the waste left over from the reeling of filament
Silkworm cocoons in Japan for Yuki tsumugi
Handspinning silk noil for tsumugi thread
Weaving tsumugi cloth at a jibata (low loom), later largely replaced by takahata (high looms).
A lined (awase) tsumugi kimono.