Japanese Katazome Bandanna sesami-service A skilled weaver could produce

A skilled weaver could produce roughly 60 cm in a single night — meaning a full sack represented days of labor from fiber grown

Produced using an innovative new roller printing technique of the time

and spun on the farm itself

too much and the structure loosens

Japanese Katazome Bandanna sesami-service A skilled weaver could produceCut from a mid to late 1800s Japanese katazome. Dyed in hand ground indigo and printed using resist paste through hand cut stencils, this katazome textile dates back to the mid to late 1800s. A time when craft was survival, and every motif carried meaning. The pattern is soft from time, yet precise in its repetition; evidence of the makers discipline and the cloths endurance. Originally used for everyday garments or household items, this fabric holds