A Mame or Bean Shibori Tenugui: Classic and Popular Pattern

mid twentieth century
33" x 13 1/4", 83.75 cm x 33.5 cm

This is an indigo dyed cotton tenugui--a traditional, unfinished lightweight cotton towel--which has been shibori dyed in the absolutely charming pattern called mame, or bean,shibori, for obvious reasons.

Mame shibori is created by hand using a kind of "primitive" folding and dyeing mechanism, the result being this length of white cotton that is studded by even rows of small bean-sized stains of indigo dye.  

Just lovely and a wonderful, hand dyed cotton length of shibori.