A Length of Patched and Repaired Zanshi ori: Leftover Yarn Weaving

early twentieth century
65" x 14", 165 cm x 35.5 cm

Zanshi ori, 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.

This is a length of indigo dyed cotton, patched zanshi ori, the patches are large and tacked on rather casually and are puckered as they do not lay flat on the surface--and they are set in directions counter to the woven design on the base.

The cotton is on the thinner side and it is clearly hand woven. The overall effect of the patches on the base cloth has visual interest which makes for a good looking length of this leftover yarn-woven cloth.