Kasuri thread

Japanese: 絣糸 - かすりいと
Kasuri thread

…The etymology is from the Malay word mengikat, which means to bind or tie up. The main feature of ikat is that it is woven using ikat threads that have been dyed according to the pattern in advance. The most simple technique for making ikat threads is the so-called “tied ikat,” or ikat technique. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kasuri thread" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…語源はマレー語の〈縛る〉とか〈括(くく)る〉を意味するムンイカットmengikatである。絣はあらかじめ文様にしたがって染め分けた絣糸を用いて織ることが大きな特徴である。その絣糸を作る最も素朴な技法がいわゆる〈括り絣〉,つまりイカットの技法である。…

※「絣糸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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