Japanese Fulling Wool - White donation then one side is capped

then one side is capped to preserve the green while the other side is dyed in dark blue

or degum with soda ash to soften the fibers

and over-dyeing

Variations and Carved Clamps

but it spread to commoners when the warrior class became prominent during the Edo period (1600-1868)

Japanese Fulling Wool - White donation then one side is cappedWool gauze designed by Hiroshi Murase. Made of a looser weave, this wool fulls exceptionally well. Fulling wool gauze can be used with a resist paste recipe to dramatic effect thanks to the wool's radical shrinking ability. Shibori patterning or stencil application of fulling resist paste can achieve three dimensional texture, or a play of transparency against opacity in a lace like treatment. Fulling may cause width shrinkage by as much as 50% (less