A Length of Warp and Weft Zanshi ori: Left Over Yarns

early twentieth century
67 1/2" x 13 3/4", 171.4 cm x 34.9 cm

Zanshi ori is cloth 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 length is interesting because you can see that kasuri yarns have been used in both the warp and the weft creating a kind of "white noise" plaid.

The overall tone of this length is dark and somber and the color change from a blue field to a brown colored field is really nice. The lone patch, also made of the same zanshi ori cloth, is a lovely addition.

This is a very handsome length of cotton zanshi ori.