Japanese Katazome Bandanna sesami-service Finished with durable chainstitching

Finished with durable chainstitching

allowing weavers to produce intricate figured patterns that would have been impossible by hand

A skilled weaver could produce roughly 60 cm in a single night — meaning a full sack represented days of labor from fiber grown

Dyed weft yarns using natural dyes

Japanese Katazome Bandanna sesami-service Finished with durable chainstitchingCut from a mid to late 1800s Japanese katazome. Dyed in hand ground indigo and printed using resist paste through hand cut stencils, this katazome textile dates back to the mid to late 1800s. A time when craft was survival, and every motif carried meaning. The pattern is soft from time, yet precise in its repetition; evidence of the makers discipline and the cloths endurance. Originally used for everyday garments or household items, this fabric holds