A Full Bolt of Indigo Dyed Shibori: Cotton and All Over Pattern

mid twentieth century
11 yards x 14", 10 m x 35.5 cm

This is a full bolt of indigo dyed cotton shibori.

It is long enough to hand stitch an entire kimono or yukata, and this bolt was intended for exactly this use.  

It is always wonderful to find, and to offer for sale, a entire bolt of hand dyed, vintage shibori, and this is a particularly good looking roll of cloth.  

Of course the shibori is completely hand-done; the cotton is power loomed and the finished cloth has a slightly raised texture due to the puckering of the cotton from shibori.  

Of course, because the cotton has been dyed using countless tied areas, the selvedge edges are not at all even along the length of the bolt.

The pattern is one of a crowded field of what is known as the kumo or spiderweb motif, a tied type of shibori. Note there are stray strands of orange color that appear here and there, randomly, along the length, an unexplained phenomenon and it is curious: were they intentional or accidental?

A wonderful thing to own.

Recommended.