Japanese Indigo Boro Textile. Artisan Aizome Cotton Textile. Blue Vintage Folk Fabric (Ref: 1738)

Japanese Indigo Boro Textile. Artisan Aizome Cotton Textile. Blue Vintage Folk Fabric (Ref: 1738)

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Length: 184cm / 72". Width: 33.5cm / 13"

Antique Japanese *boro **aizome of early 1900s. Hand loomed cotton. Rough selvedge edges. Hand dipped in natural / botanical indigo.

A beautiful boro patches makes this piece unique. Full of antique character.

Machine washable and can be ironed.

It would make an excellent scarf, table runner, addition to your project.

*Boro is a highly collectible Japanese folk textile. This is an excellent example of Japanese utilitarian boro used around the home. In Japan, cotton was highly prized among the peasant class as a warmer alternative to hemp. Indigo dye was the best natural dye available to use with cotton. Indigo cotton became a quintessential Japanese fabric that was never thrown away and always reused.

To learn more about boro take a look at my blog post:
http://furugistarjapan.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/boro-japanese-folk-fabric/

**Aizome, Japanese indigo cotton, is highly regarded and collected within Japan and across the world.

‘Ai’ (藍) means indigo and ‘some’ (染め) means dyeing. As a compound, 藍染め, is pronounced ‘aizome’ (ai-zo-me).

Deep shades of rich blue are produced with repeated immersion and airing. The deeper the blue, the higher the number of dips and the higher the value.

Mix and match with my other fabrics here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FurugiStar

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All items are genuine Japanese vintage or antique goods purchased personally in Japan.

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