Stitched and large bound-resist parti-colored

Technique: Somewake Shibori - Parti-colored dyeing is essential when the design calls for bold dark & light or contrasting colored areas as seen in the kimono worn by the woman in the print. This process is done by stitching in the middle (white resist line). The fabric is dyed first in light blue, then one side is capped to preserve the light blue while the other side is dyed in dark blue. This is similar to oke shibori, tub-resist dyeing, where a large section of a bolt of fabric is placed in a container and thus preserved from dye. Process illustrations are from the book   by Wada, Rice, and Barton. (c)1983

Pattern: Some comes from a Japanese verb someru, meaning to dye, and wake comes from a verb wakeru meaning to divide; thus we use the term parti-color dyeing.

Color: Indigo/Blue

Approximately 1m x 35cm (39in x 13in)

100% Cotton

Handmade in Arimatsu, Japan

Tenugui are scarf-size, all-purpose towels made of lightweight cotton, used in Japan for centuries and recently popularized and collected because of their beautiful patterns and graphic designs.

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