Tsutsugaki

Tsutsugaki literally means 'tube drawing' as this resist dye method is a freehand style. An artisan draws directly onto taut cloth by squeezing rice paste from a paper cone, a tool not dissimilar from a Western pastry bag. Once the rice paste drawing is rendered onto cloth, a soy-based sizing is applied allover the textile to set the drawing.  The prepared cloth is then dipped into a vat of indigo dye any number of times until the desired tonal qualities of indigo are archeived.  Often a tsutsugaki textile shows some hand applied colored details, usually grey or red, which are painted on the cloth after the resist dyeing is complete.
An Overdyed Yuage: Tsutsugaki Dyed Cloth with Healing Properties

An Overdyed Yuage: Tsutsugaki Dyed Cloth with Healing Properties

tsutsulate nineteenth century32" x 25", 81 cm x 63.5 cm T... (more)

A Sashiko Stitched and Tsutsugaki Dyed Furoshiki: Unusual Pairing of Techniques

A Sashiko Stitched and Tsutsugaki Dyed Furoshiki: Unusual Pairing of Techniques

early twentieth century54" x 51 1/2", 137 cm x 131 cm Thi... (more)

A Three Panel Noren: Beautifully Graphic Mon or Crest

A Three Panel Noren: Beautifully Graphic Mon or Crest

mid twentieth century65" x 38 1/2", 165 cm x 98 cm Shown ... (more)

A Length of Tsutsugaki Dyed Cotton: Complex and Delicate Roundels

A Length of Tsutsugaki Dyed Cotton: Complex and Delicate Roundels

late nineteenth century51" x 13", 129.5 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)

A Tsutsugaki Dyed Furoshiki: Portion of a Yogi

A Tsutsugaki Dyed Furoshiki: Portion of a Yogi

late nineteenth, early twentieth century30 1/2" x 31 1/2"... (more)

A Tsutsugaki Furoshiki: Yellow over Indigo Dye

A Tsutsugaki Furoshiki: Yellow over Indigo Dye

early twentieth century57 1/2" x 50 1/4", 146 cm x 127.5 ... (more)

A Recombined Tsutsugaki Yogi: Amazingly Skilled Design

A Recombined Tsutsugaki Yogi: Amazingly Skilled Design

late nineteenth century66" x 31 1/4", 67.5 cm x 79.25 cm ... (more)

A Resist Dyed Three Panel Noren: Green Persimmon Tannin Dye

A Resist Dyed Three Panel Noren: Green Persimmon Tannin Dye

early twentieth century50 1/2" x 39", 128 cm x 99 cm This... (more)

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