Description
Vintage dotty blue sayagata chirimen silk blend fabric w/ cucumber bottles
Dotty blue sayagata chirimen silk blend fabric with a printed cucumber bottle pattern in a silk/rayon blend (50/50). This fabric dates from about 1960-80, and is in unused excellent condition.
This material would have been used to make a haori short jacket.
It measures 35 cm wide and comes in 1 meter lengths.
If you order more than one, it will come as one piece.
• Chirimen Silk: Chirimen fabric is a thick, heavy silk crepe, a crinkled fabric made by the weft threads being kept tighter than the warp threads during the weaving process. Weft threads are twisted as they are woven, resulting in a uneven texture.
This weaving technique was developed in Japan over 500 years ago. Threads may be dyed before weaving, or the fabric can be dyed using various techniques after weaving.
Chirimen fabric drapes beautifully, and it is difficult to crease. Therefore it is very popular for making kimonos.
In addition to a wide variety of kimono, many accessories are made using silk chirimen.
- small bags
- dolls
- ornaments
- furoshiki (wrapping cloths)
- fabric kanzashi (hair ornaments)
- obiage (scarf like cloths worn under the obi)
Recently chirimen-style fabrics have been made with cotton, rayon and polyester as they are less expensive and than silk to produce. However, silk chirimen is still the most popular chirimen for kimono fabric.
Depending on the colours and style, chirimen kimonos may be worn for both informal and formal occasions.
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