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Zanshi: Leftover Thread Cloth

Zanshi: Leftover Thread Cloth

Zanshi, or kuzuito, is cloth that is woven from threads either leftover from home production of yarn making, or from broken threads that were purchased from local commercial weavers.  Usually the weft is fed with these random threads while generally the warp is regulated producing an irregular horizontal 'striping'; if home threads are used, knotted slubs can often be seen.

A Richly Woven Length of Zanshi Cloth: Leftover Indigo Dyed Yarn

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
72" x 13 1/4"< 183 cm x 33.5 cm (more)



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A Two Panel Exquisitely Woven Zanshi Cloth: Intricate Beauty

ca. early twentieth century
70" x 24", 175 cm x 61 cm

Zanshi ori is a type of cloth that... (more)



An Eccentrically Stitched and Patched Zanshi Fragment: Leftover Threads

ca. early to mid twentieth century
44" x 10 1/4", 112 cm x 26 cm

Zanshi, or kuzuito,... (more)



A Checked, Handwoven Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitching and Zanshi Weft

ca. early to mid twentieth century
31" x 28", 78.5 cm x 71 cm

Although it looks... (more)



A Gorgeous Zanshi Boro: Cloth of Remaindered Threads

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
63" x 12 1/2", 159 cm x 32 cm

Zanshi is a... (more)



A Gorgeous Zanshi Futon Cover: Remaindered Threads

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
63 1/2" x 47 1/2", 174 cm x 121 cm

Very... (more)



A Very Patched Boro Panel with Zanshi: Beautiful Mending

ca. late Nineteenth century/ early Twentieth century
64" x 19", 162 cm x 48.5 cm

The... (more)



A Very Subtle Zanshi Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitched Family Name

ca. mid twentieth century
31" x 20", 78.5 cm x 73.5 cm

This jewel toned, unused little cotton... (more)



Stunning Zanshi Furoshiki: Remaindered Threads

ca. mid-Twentieth century
39 1/2" x 37", 100 cm x 94 cm

This is a beautiful textile with... (more)



An Elegant Two Panel Zanshi Fragment: Woven from Remaindered Threads

ca. early to mid twentieth century
58" x 26", 147.5 cm x 66 cm

Zanshi or kuzuito, is... (more)



Beautiful, Indigo Dyed Zanshi Panels: Knotted Remaindered Threads

ca. late Nineteenth/ early Twentieth century
70" x 25 1/2", 178 cm x 64.5... (more)



A Complex, Beautifully Woven Zanshi Fragment: Leftover Threads and Patches

ca. early twentieth century
70" x 13", 178 cm x 33 cm

Zanshi ori is a type of cloth that... (more)



A Beautiful Small Cotton Zanshi Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitched Details

ca. mid twentieth century
31" x 20", 78.5 cm x 73.5 cm

This jewel toned, unused little cotton... (more)



A Gorgeous Intact Zanshi Futon Cover: Woven from Remaindered Threads

ca. early to mid Twentieth century
72" x 58", 183 cm x 147.5 cm

Don't overlook this one:... (more)



A Pristine and Beautiful Zanshi Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitched Corners

ca. early to mid twentieth century
40 1/2" x 38", 103 cm x 96.5 cm

A stunning and pristine... (more)



A Gorgeously Tactile Zanshi Panel: Leftover Threads

ca. early to mid twentieth century
52 1/2" x 13 1/2", 133 cm x 34 cm

What a beautifully... (more)



An Unused Full Bolt of Zanshi: Fabric Woven from Leftover Threads

ca. mid twentieth century
10 yards x 14", 9 m x 35.5 cm


Zanshi is one of our favorite kinds... (more)



A Full Bolt of Cotton and Silk Zanshi: Straight from the Loom

ca. mid twentieth century
10 yards x 14", 9 m x 35.5 cm

(more)



Zanshi: A Textile of Remaindered Threads

Meiji Era, c. 1910
63" / 160 cm high x 37 1/2"/ 95 cm wide
Exceedingly subtle and very... (more)


Zanshi Boro: Cloth of Remaindered Threads

ca. 1915
54 1/2" x 50", 139cm x 127 cm

This four panel ex-futon cover is made of cotton... (more)




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