#kimono making

[passion4fashion]

Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique

[kyotokimono]

Yuzen

A wonderful short video showing the Yuzen technique.

Yuzen is a beloved Japanese dyeing technique.  Designs are applied using delicately cut stencils and/or hand drawn with a rice paste resist.  Color, including the background, is then added by brush after the paste dries. After all the dye is applied, it is steamed to set the dyes and washed to remove the paste, leaving the classic white outline on the designs.  In some instances a gold or silver is added to the white outline. Time consuming and highly artistic, this technique was a symbol of wealth and class.

Here at Kyoto Kimono we have wonderful examples of this yuzen technique.  To purchase or browse our selections, click here.

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[cydril]

手技TEWAZA「久留米絣」kurume pongee

19世紀初めに、一切れの木綿の古い布のかすれた糸をヒントに、12歳の少女によって始まったのが久留米絣と言われています。庶民性の高い綿絣で、紺地に白または青抜きの絣柄が特徴。