Arrow feather pattern, Nishijin-gasuri

While many Japanese kasuri fabrics are woven from cotton yarn, Nishijin-gasuri always uses silk. The fine, breakable threads makes silk difficult to work with, but it enables weavers to create more detailed, precise patterns. Although textiles woven with pre-dyed yarn (kasuri-ori) are produced all around Japan, Nishijin-gasuri stands out for its colourfully dyed silk yarn.