Sewing weaving - Nuitooriori

Japanese: 縫取織 - ぬいとりおり

A type of patterned fabric. Nutori (繡取) is originally a term used in embroidery, and refers to the process of sewing a pattern onto a part of the fabric using a separate thread. Thus, 'nutori-ori' refers to a fabric that looks like it has been woven, and its distinctive feature is that the colored threads (enuki) that represent the pattern are used back and forth only in the areas necessary for the pattern, and do not run through the entire width of the fabric like enuki in other brocades. With this technique, it is easy to use several different colored enuki, and because they are woven in partially, the fabric itself does not become thick or heavy despite the number of colors, like brocade.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

紋織物の一つ。縫取(繡取)は元来刺繡（ししゆう）用語で，布帛の一部に別糸で文様を繡（ぬ）いあらわすことをいう。したがって〈縫取織〉は縫取ふうな織物をさし，その特色は文様をあらわす彩糸（いろいと）(絵緯（えぬき）)が文様に必要な部分だけ往復して用いられ，他の錦などの絵緯のように織幅いっぱいの通し糸とならないことにある。この技法によると数色の絵緯を容易に使い分けることができ，しかも部分的に織り入れられるために，色数のわりには錦のように織物自体が厚く，あるいは重くなることがない。

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