[ Shibori ]
Japanese resist-dyeing technique whereby fabric is folded, twisted, scrunched, or otherwise shaped into place, tied with knots, and then dyed indigo. The knots "resist" the dye, resulting in unique patterns that consist of colored and uncolored areas. In Japanese, "shibori" means to wring or squeeze.
Shibori has been used to dye patterns on silk in Japan since the eighth century.
"Kara-shibori" is a technique to make shrinks on a textile, without dyeing.
[Tokamachi Tsumugi]
One kind of Japanese pongee produced in Tokamachi of Niigata prefecture.
Tokamachi tsumugi has a warm feeling and a smooth touch, and it is often used as daily casual kimono. Traditionally, it has patterns such as grid and kauri pattern, and in recent years, modern design and new combination of traditional colors add more fashionable sense to Tokamachi tsumugi.