[re.form] vintage Japanese textiles — #textiles RSS

Meisen fabric and the kimonos made from it were in a way the fast fasion of its time. It was produced more quickly, simply and with less cost than traditional artisan methods and was worn by young women eager to follow fashion

Kasuri is a thread-resist textile in which the warp and/or weft threads are tied or compressed before dyeing so that when woven they form a pre-determined pattern