Kasuri

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Kasuri (絣)is a Japanese word for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric. It is an ikat technique. Kasuri is weft ikat; the warp threads are solid color, and the weft thread is resist-tied in a specific pattern and dyed with indigo to form a picture when the cloth is woven.

Japanese ikats are generally weft ikats or double ikats.

[edit] See also

• Ikat

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Components:	Textiles · Warp · Weft · Yarn
Tools and techniques:	Coverlet · Heddle · Ikat · Inkle weaving · Jacquard weaving · Kasuri · Loom · Navajo rug · Shuttle · Tablet weaving · Tāniko · Tapestry
Types of looms:	Dobby loom · Jacquard loom · Power loom

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