The technique of dyed yarn
Tying up the dyed yarn
First, tie up a couple of yarns.
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Put the mark to make a pattern.
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Tie up the yarns which are marked.
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The parts of yarn we tied up don’t get dyed.
This technique is applied to Yuki-tsumugi.
Orijime gasuri technique
Use cotton thread as warp and yarn for dyeing as weft, and start weaving.
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Then, warps prevent dyeing and the only wefts get dyed.
This technique is applied to Oshima.
Itajime gasuri
Carve a board.
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Put yarns between the boards and tighten up hard, then start dyeing.
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The part that was tightened up by boards doesn’t get dyed.
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Take off the boards to finish up.
This technique is applied to Murayama Oshima and Noto joubu.
Zuke gasuri
We use this technique at our studio.
First, decide on a pattern with 4 to 5 colors and make the dye.
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Soak it in the dye.
The main characteristic of this technique is creating soft and natural color gradations on the fabrics.