{"product_id":"a-zokin-or-traditional-cleaning-cloth-bold-shibori-and-sashiko-stitching","title":"A Zokin or Traditional Cleaning Cloth: Bold Shibori and Sashiko Stitching","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e11 1\/4\" x 15 1\/2\", 26 cm x 39 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ezokin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a traditional Japanese dust cloth or cleaning rag; it is usually made from old pieces of cloth and it is usually layered and stitched for durability.   Along with diapers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ezokin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are said to be among the traditional household textiles that represent the end of the line where the repurposing or recycling of cloth is concerned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one has been used well as can be seen by the loss to the edges and some of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/sashiko\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esashiko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e stitching to the top corner of the cloth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShown in the center of one side is a large scale, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/117052559466?itmmeta=01KJ65GMNXCF5MVTNG276A2363\u0026amp;hash=item1b40e0506a:g:pKMAAeSwinJpbX0Z\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eshibori \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003edyed, stylized plum blossom. This motif repeats on the other side of the \u003cem\u003ezokin, \u003c\/em\u003ehowever it is broken and appears as a fragment on either side of the piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/shibori\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eshibori \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003edetail and the nice \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/sashiko\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esashiko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e stitching--along with its good size--this is a good looking, better-than-average old traditional zokin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45640286568634,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Zoukin4.jpg?v=1771868265","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-zokin-or-traditional-cleaning-cloth-bold-shibori-and-sashiko-stitching","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}