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indigo dyeing; indigo-dyed fabric
The traditional craft of dyeing fabric using indigo plant extract, producing distinctive deep blue colors. Also refers to the fabric or products dyed by this method.
藍染めの手ぬぐいを買った。
I bought an indigo-dyed tenugui towel.
藍染め体験ができる工房を訪ねた。
I visited a workshop where you can try indigo dyeing.
徳島県は藍染めの産地として知られ、江戸時代から続く伝統がある。
Tokushima Prefecture is known as a center of indigo dyeing, with a tradition dating back to the Edo period.
藍 (indigo) is one of the most iconic colors in Japanese textile tradition. The deep blue color produced by indigo dyeing was so prevalent in Edo-period Japan that foreign visitors called it "Japan blue." The dyeing process involves fermenting indigo leaves and repeatedly dipping fabric to build up layers of color.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 藍染めの布: indigo-dyed cloth
- 藍染め体験: indigo dyeing experience/workshop
- 藍染め製品: indigo-dyed products
- 天然藍染め: natural indigo dyeing (as opposed to synthetic)
RELATED TERMS:
- 藍: indigo (the plant or the color)
- 染め物: dyeing, dyed goods — the broader category of textile dyeing
- 絞り染め: tie-dyeing — another traditional Japanese dyeing technique
- 草木染め: plant dyeing — dyeing with various natural plant materials