Leaf Nest Many Ikats Gray/Gray Vintage 'Patchwork' Kimono Silk from Japan By the Yard, #142 Chirimen Crepe with stripes and nearly invisible

with stripes and nearly invisible silver threads within them

possibly never even used

Rare hemp/flax/ramie (one

we can't find a repeat and we think the whole bolt was painted by hand

They are magically beautiful

Leaf Nest Many Ikats Gray/Gray Vintage 'Patchwork' Kimono Silk from Japan By the Yard, #142 Chirimen Crepe with stripes and nearly invisibleSeveral grays, off white and possibly black, combine in this intricate true ikat 'patchwork'. Each leaf or maybe wave? is a different weave than the one next to it, throughout the bolt. They are various sizes and designs, and they read as a bit darker or lighter than the adjacent one, due to their different weaves. The design repeats every 26". This silk is medium light weight, soft, thin, with a bit of body, slight drape, some slubs, and a cottony