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{{Short description|Japanese method of dyeing fabrics}}
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[[File:Summer Kimono (Yukata) with Illustrations from the 1802 novel 'Hizakurige' (Shank's Mare) by Ikku Jipensha (1765-1831) LACMA M.2006.37.6 (1 of 9).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|An early 19th century {{transliteration|ja|katazome}}-dyed summer kimono]]
[[File:Textile (Japan), 19th century (CH 18480403-2).jpg|thumb|Length showing repeating pattern]]
{{nihongo||型染め|'''Katazome'''}} is a Japanese method of [[dyeing]] [[cloth|fabrics]] using a [[Resist dyeing|resist]] [[Paste (rheology)|paste]] applied through a [[stencil]], typically a [[rice flour]] mixture applied with a [[brush]] or a tool such as a [[palette knife]]. Unlike {{transliteration|ja|[[yūzen]]}}, stencils are used repeatedly to make a repeating pattern. Pigment is added by hand-painting, immersion dyeing, or both. The area of the fabric covered and permeated by the paste mixture resists the later application of dye, thus creating undyed areas within the fabric.

{{transliteration|ja|Katazome}} was first invented as an inexpensive and faster alternative to highly-patterned [[weaving|woven]] [[brocade]] fabrics. Over time, {{transliteration|ja|katazome}} evolved into a respected fibre art form of its own.

Thin fabrics dyed in the {{transliteration|ja|katazome}} style show the fabric's design on the back of the fabric, whereas thicker or more tightly-woven fabrics generally have a solid colour underside, typically [[Indigo dye|indigo blue]] for [[cotton]] fabrics. [[Futon]] covers made from multiple panels of {{transliteration|ja|katazome}} fabric, if the stencils are properly placed and the panels joined correctly, can display a seamless stencilled pattern. Besides cotton, {{transliteration|ja|katazome}} has been used to decorate [[linen]], [[silk]] and fabrics that are entirely or partially-[[Synthetic fiber|synthetic]].

==See also==
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Shibori]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Yūzen]]}}
* [[Serizawa Keisuke]]
* [[Mika Toba]]
* [[Resist dyeing]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Tanmono]]}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.johnmarshall.to/H-WhatIsKatazome.htm What is Katazome?]
* [http://www.johnmarshall.to/H-Resist.htm Paste Resist Recipe]
* [https://aikuma-japan.com/ja/collections/things-related-to-katazome Tools of Katazome?]
* [http://harding-giannini.com/textiles/?page=aboutkatazome About Katazome]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120331044759/http://iweb.tntech.edu/cventura/katazome.htm Katazome (stencil dyeing)]

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