FABRIC: PERSIMMON DYED COTTON
Regions: Japan
Fabric Name:
Persimmon dyed cotton
Species/Origin:
Unknown
Who made our fabric:
Maker Unknown | Small Scale Artisan
Natural history and ecology:
Very little is known about our persimmon dyed cotton fabric swatch.
What makes this so special:
It is a fabric scrap from a highly collectible Japanese vintage textile. Sakabukuro is an industrial sack that was used in the sake industry to carry liquid/sake. The fabric is dyed with kakishibu / persimmon dye. The fabric is a thick, very tightly woven cotton.
Natural Dyes in this fabric…
COMMON NAME: Persimmon
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diospyros kaki
PART USED: Fruit
POTENTIAL MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: nutritional antioxidants, carotenoids and polyphenols