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Stitched and capped-resist in pattern of falling leaves in the wind

Technique: Makiage – Stitching and crisscross binding in the shape of a motif. Process illustrations are from the book Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Wada, Rice, and Barton. (c)1983

Pattern: Kaze ni Ochiba – Leaves in the wind

Color: Indigo/White

Approximately 1m x 35cm (39in x 13in)

100% Cotton

Handmade in Arimatsu, Japan

Tenugui are scarf-size, all-purpose towels made of lightweight cotton, used in Japan for centuries and recently popularized and collected because of their beautiful patterns and graphic designs.

Ukiyo-e examples: Kaburagi Kiyokata (1900-1910) & Utagawa Hiroshige (1832)

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