Kasuri
Kasuri is the Japanese term for what is commonly known as ikat weaving. The kasuri process involves yarns being tied before they are dyed. The areas where yarns are tied are "masked" and will resist dye. The way in which yarns are tied will determine the look of the finished patterns which will be woven into the cloth. Sometimes just the weft yarns are tied. Sometimes both the weft and warp yarns are tied, and this is called double kasuri--a technique which can yield designs that range from simplistic to marvelously complex and pictorial.
A Length of Kasuri Dyed Cotton: Complex Pattern
late nineteenth century62" x 12 3/4", 157.5 cm x 32.5 cm ... (more)
A Length of Rustic Kasuri Cotton: Crossed Feathers
early twentieth century56 1/2" x 13", 143.5 cm x 33 cm Th... (more)
A Length of Patched Boro Kasuri Cotton: Grape Vines
early to mid twentieth century58" x 13 1/4", 147.5 cm x 3... (more)
A Length of Rustic Kasuri Dyed Cotton: Luscious Hand Spun Cotton Yarns
late nineteenth, early twentieth century58" x 13 3/4", 14... (more)
A Length of Indigo Dyed Weft Based Kasuri: Bamboo
early twentieth century59" x 13", 150 cm x 33 cm This is ... (more)