shibori
Sign in to savethumb|right|alt=A rectangle of indigo blue and white cloth lying on a wooden table covered with a tatami mat, viewed diagonally from the corner.|A section of (spider ) dyed with indigo, next to that has not been dyed yet is a Japanese manual tie-dyeing technique, which produces a number of different patterns on fabric.
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- History
- Techniques
- {{anchor|Kanoko shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Kanoko shibori}}
- {{anchor|Miura shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Miura shibori}}
- {{anchor|Kumo shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Kumo shibori}}
- {{anchor|Nui shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Nui shibori}}
- {{anchor|Arashi shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Arashi shibori}}
- {{anchor|Itajime shibori}}{{transliteration|ja|Itajime shibori}}
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- Further reading
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thumb|right|alt=A rectangle of indigo blue and white cloth lying on a wooden table covered with a tatami mat, viewed diagonally from the corner.|A section of (spider ) dyed with indigo, next to that has not been dyed yet is a Japanese manual tie-dyeing technique, which produces a number of different patterns on fabric.
==History== Some discussion exists as to the origin of as a technique within Japan, and indeed, the exact country of origin of some of the earliest surviving examples. Much of the debate surrounds the technical capacities within Japan at the time to produce the variety of fabrics seen in some of the earliest examples.
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