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Kurume kasuri
Kasuri is a patterned fabric for which the yarn is dyed prior to weaving. Blocks, patches or spots of the weft and/or warp threads are left undyed either by tie-dyeing the pr-measured yarn or pressing the sections to be left undyed between boards; the former method is the most common. In weft kasuri the pattern is built up by the undyed parts of the weft threads during weaving. In warp kasuri, the pattern is established during warping. The slight inaccuracies that occur in placing the threads produce the characteristic blurred designs of kasuri, sometimes called "splashed" patterns. Although the kasuri technique did not originate in Japan, Japanese kasuri is noteworthy for its abundance of different designs and complex warp/weft techniques. Kurume kasuri is recognized by relatively small-scale, geometric or pictorial (ekasuri) designs in white on an indigo-blue ground. It has been made in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, for about 100 years.