Tatewaku Ori-nui Shibori Tenugui

Tatewaku Ori-nui Shibori Tenugui**If you are interested in a sold out tenugui, please email info@shibori. com to request a notification when it will be in stock. Production and delivery of certain tenugui can take up to one month from Arimatsu, Japan. Technique: Ori nui Shibori Folded edge stitch resist drawn tight before dyeing. Process illustrations are from the book Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Wada, Rice, and Barton. (c)1983 Pattern: Tatewaku

**If you are interested in a sold out tenugui, please email [email protected] to request a notification when it will be in stock. Production and delivery of certain tenugui can take up to one month from Arimatsu, Japan.

Technique: Ori-nui Shibori - Folded-edge stitch resist drawn tight before dyeing. Process illustrations are from the book “Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing”  by Wada, Rice, and Barton. (c)1983

Pattern: Tatewaku - Vertical, tate 立, undulating lines which bulge and narrow to create an hourglass effect and a seamless repeatable pattern. Tatewaku pattern is often executed diagonally in shibori process as a length of stitching thread between selvedges of a narrow kimono cloth (approximately 38cm to 40cm/14” to 15”) works best for sewing repeatedly. 

Color: Indigo/White

Approximately 1m x 35cm (39in x 13in)

100% Cotton

Handmade in Arimatsu, Japan

Tenugui are scarf-size, all-purpose towels made of lightweight cotton, used in Japan for centuries and recently popularized and collected because of their beautiful patterns and graphic designs.

Ukiyo-e example: Utagawa Kunikazu (1850-1860s)

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