Thursday, February 14, 2008

NISHIJIN HIKIZURASHI KASURI

Nishijin hikizurashi kasuri is woven in the weaving district of Kyoto. The dyed warp is threaded through an unusual apparatus similar to a ladder (hashigo) that is mounted on the loom.

The warp is shifted by threading through the various levels of the ladder thus creating different patterns.





































The yarn doesn't hav
e
to be elaborately
tied or dyed.






The shifting can result in many different patterns.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

KASURI OR IKAT INSTRUCTIONS: Various methods of tying warp

In the next blogs I will be showing information and instructions about the various forms of dyeing and shifting warp for kasuri / ikat.











Tying instructions













Tied yarn ready for dyeing.






Yarn that has been tied










Yarn that has been dyed and untied.








Possible patterns for shifting.