A day of Master(Kasuri warping) | 久留米絣織元　下川織物

Warp: cotton 40/2

Length: 12 roll (144m)

Dye: 100% chemical dye

Characteristics of the binding and composition of the pattern

Make a polka dot pattern by combining three types of Kukuri patterns with slightly different lengths. To the weaving process using the “Tate Kasuri” technique. Color is developed by changing the weft.

“Aramaki stand” for winding the warp Each of these dedicated equipment is an original product created by the ingenuity of many craftsmen. We have been using it for decades while exchanging consumable parts for daily maintenance.

The warp threads are evenly threaded through a metal comb called “Osa” to adjust the width and form the pattern.

In the Aramaki process, 4 yarns are passed through the “Osa”, but in the weaving process, 2 yarns are passed through the “Osa”.

The fun of expressing the pattern by the “Kukuri” technique is that the pattern of “unpredictable pattern nonuniformity” of the same size, and the patterns arranged at equal intervals are finished with a subtle unevenness. As the whole is well balanced, the contradiction that the existence of non-uniformity makes the beauty of the pattern stand out is unique to Kasuri.