Heiyo Kasuri kimono white base with flowers and curvesAn exceptional example of kasuri hand weaving, rewarding closer inspection. the warp and weft yarns are dyed at intervals, such that they form a picture once woven. This method was first devised in Hirokawa, near Tokyo, in the 1700s. It was a revolutionary new use of the heddle loom which was unchanged for at least 500 years. This Kurume Kasuri method reinvigorated both the indigo and tsumugi (silk noil) markets. Garment length: 144m Garment width: