Off-White/Gray Ikat, "Sampler" Faux Patchwork Vintage Silk Tsumugi Pongee from Japan By the Yard #253 Linen but not shiny

but not shiny

Light and crisp

with high-contrast very slubby black and white background

changing stripes in school-bus yellow-orange

Sixteen-petaled flower button is 5/8" in diameter

Off-White/Gray Ikat, "Sampler" Faux Patchwork Vintage Silk Tsumugi Pongee from Japan By the Yard #253 Linen but not shinyPerhaps the weaver was inspired by a sashiko sampler. This thin, light, amazing soft and supple vintage kimono silk is most likely from the Island of Oshima, Japan, famous for this type of silk, but there are no labels. The intricate details in the weave seem impossible. The kimono made from silks like this become beloved heirlooms in Japan because they are so beautiful, long lasting and so comfortable to wear in all types of weather, year after year.