A Length of Double Arashi Shibori: Indigo Dyed Cotton

early to mid twentieth century
42" x 13 1/4", 106.5 cm x 33.5 cm

What a beautiful length of indigo dyed shibori cotton.  

This length is taken from a yukata, or an unlined, casual, summer kimono, and as such, it bears some ingrained creases from a lifetime of use.

The jagged and long, thin narrow lines going in two directions are the result of a shibori technique called arashi or storm shibori, as often arashi shibori is done on a diagonal and calls to mind hard-driving rain.

The lines are lovely in their unevenness--and please note that there is a fairly good sized area of light fading to the length, one which occupies most of the length in the center.

The color of the base of the cloth is of a dull, very light blue tone, it is not bright white. 

Just lovely, and a beautifully realized shibori technique.