{"product_id":"a-length-of-faux-miura-shibori-multiple-katazome-stencils","title":"A Length of Faux Miura Shibori: Multiple Katazome Stencils","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e29 1\/2\" x 13 1\/2\", 75 cm x 34 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarumi kongata\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a type of stencil dyeing that, with the use of many stencils layered one on top of the the other, very often mimics the art of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/shibori\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eshibori\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003edyeing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften the images seen in \u003cem\u003eNarumi kongata\u003c\/em\u003e are complex; in this case we see an all over field of what is meant to look like \u003cem\u003emiura shibori\u003c\/em\u003e or a kind of puckered, dappled \u003cem\u003eshibori.\u003c\/em\u003e Two tones of indigo and an added detail of black dye help create the effect of this type of tie dye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe condition of the length is well-worn with zones of fading and a bit of loss along crease marks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause of the complex nature of the dyeing technique used in creating \u003cem\u003eNarumi kongata\u003c\/em\u003e it is generally, almost always, more costly than \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e, even \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e that uses several stencils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a very interesting old \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e dyed cotton textile with good age and color--and very nice hand spun cotton yarns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46706902466746,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Stencil444a.jpg?v=1790005885","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-faux-miura-shibori-multiple-katazome-stencils","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}