Diagonal weave - Nanakoori

Japanese: 斜子織 - ななこおり

The name comes from the use of seven twisted threads in the warp and weft, and it is also written as "Nanakoori." It is also said to be written as "Urakoori" because the surface of the fabric looks like fish eggs, and as the threads are woven side by side, it is also written as "Namikoori." It is also called matt weave, basket weave, and hopsack weave. Originally a type of silk fabric, Kyo-shashi, Bushu-shashi (Kawagoe-shashi, Hanno-shashi), Kiryu-shashi, Shinshu-sarashina, Echigo-Gosen, and Gifu-Kawashima were famous in the past. It was mainly used for haori and kimono fabric, but is no longer seen today.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

経緯（たてよこ）に7本の撚糸を使ったことから出た名で，〈七子織〉とも書き表す。また，布面が魚卵のように見えるので〈魚子織〉，糸が並んで組織するので〈並子織〉とも書き表すといわれる。マット織，バスケット織，ホップサック織などともいう。本来，絹織物の一種で，古くは京斜子，武州斜子(川越斜子，飯能斜子)，桐生斜子や信州更級（さらしな），越後五泉，岐阜川島産が有名であった。おもに羽織，着尺地に使われたが現在はみられない。

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