A day of Master(Consideration of Ichamatsu pattern) | 久留米絣織元　下川織物

(Origin of the checkered pattern) Since it is connected to the top, bottom, left, and right, it has the meaning of prosperity of descendants. Originally, it was called a stone pavement pattern and was literally used for stone pavement, but it is called a checkered pattern because Kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu began to use this pattern for costume hakama in the Edo period. It is said that it has become.

The black and white color scheme is the most basic, but colors such as red, green, and purple are available. You can also develop colors on a black base or white base, and the combination will expand.

Ichimatsu in the photo is the size (arrangement) of the pattern that the craftsmen call “12-Tachi”. This can also be made into a larger Ichimatsu by the design of the design ~ Kukuri process, or conversely, a smaller Ichimatsu can be made. The reason why the Ichimatsu pattern is not square but rather vertical is because I wrote in the previous blog, but I calculated the shrinkage in the finish after weaving.