Textiles
It is indigo dye that makes the beautiful blues of the rustic country cotton textiles of Japan. Working with dyers and weavers of families who have spent a lifetime in this work, Mary Taguchi has researched and collected patterns from the past and has been instrumental in having these cloths rewoven, restencilled. Hence the patterns are not contemporary, but historical.
Fabrics for sale are as follows:
Katazome: stencilled cotton
Stencilled cotton 112cm wide $125/m
Plain indigo cotton 112cm wide $95/m
Meaning ‘dyed with a stencil’, katazome is created by using a stencil or screen of paper or cloth. Paste resist is applied to cotton cloth over the stencil, to block out areas that are to remain white. After dyeing, the paste will be washed away to reveal the white areas. This cloth is particularly suitable for furnishings.
Click on images for stock numbers. For additional patterns please visit the Contact page to make enquiries.
Kasuri: woven cotton
Patterned cotton 38cm wide $35/m
Plain indigo cotton 38cm wide $30/m
Meaning ‘blurred’, kasuri is created by weaving together thread that has been pre-dyed with a calculated pattern. Thread is first bound with string in predetermined areas, then dyed repeatedly in vats of indigo. After the bindings are removed, white areas will be revealed; in the weaving the pattern takes shape, either by weft alone, or warp alone, or by both warp and weft in combination. This cloth is particularly suitable for clothing, quilting.
Samples are indicative only. For further information about stock, please see Contact page to make enquiries
Shima: woven stripes, cotton
Striped cotton 38cm wide $35/m
Samples are indicative only.
Off Cuts: all cotton
200gr $25/bag
Assorted pieces, in size and type.
Old cloths
Wide variety, various sizes/prices.
