{"product_id":"a-length-of-beautifully-patched-zanshi-ori-cotton-leftover-yarn-weaving","title":"A Length of Beautifully Patched Zanshi ori Cotton: Leftover Yarn Weaving","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e55\" x 13 1\/4\", 139.5 cm x 33.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully presented \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/boro-textiles\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eboro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e length bears around a dozen hand stitched patches which are affixed to a base of indigo dyed cotton \u003cem\u003ezanshi ori.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZanshi ori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is cloth that is woven from threads either leftover from home production of yarn making, or from broken threads that were purchased from local commercial weavers.  Usually the weft is fed with these random threads while generally the warp is regulated producing an irregular horizontal 'striping'; if home threads are used, knotted slubs can often be seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn this case the cloth is configured as a kind of plaid with the warp yarns arranged in a random pattern, a classic and beautiful feature of\u003cem\u003e zanshi ori\u003c\/em\u003e cloth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe patches are bold and, especially, the diagonally oriented one at the top add richness and flavor to an already interesting length of old cotton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45824172851386,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Zanshi523.jpg?v=1777986634","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-beautifully-patched-zanshi-ori-cotton-leftover-yarn-weaving","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}