Overview
Tsumugi from Musashimurayama. Kasuri is created by itajime, in which thread is clamped between boards and dyed, and patterns resembling Oshima tsumugi are woven.
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Murayama Oshima Tsumugi is a pongee traditionally produced around Musashimurayama, Tokyo. It is a silk fabric in which silk thread spun from double cocoons is dyed by board-clamp resist dyeing and patterned by kasuri weaving, and it is also the brand name of kimono made from it.
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Field：Silk textiles, kasuri
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