Plaid Kaya: A Length of Hemp Mosquito Netting
Written on August 2, 2011
Live and learn. Until this spring, when I found this length of plaid kaya, or traditional hemp mosquito netting, I hadn’t seen any kaya that was patterned. Previously, I had seen it only undyed or piece dyed in blue, green or blue green–or, in the case of mid-to-late 20th century examples, dyed in a kind of gradient ombre.
So, not only was it a real treat (it still is) to find patterned kaya, it was especially gratifying to find such a good looking example.
The kaya certainly shows wear, some overall light fading and some faded splotches, but what a gorgeous length of asa cloth.
The green color is woven into the cloth, not stencil applied. And it’s subtle. And beautiful.
Tagged: kaya.
extremely wonderful. Burberry has nothing on this. ^^
August 2, 2011 @ 7:57 pm
I found some beautiful graduated sky blue to white netting at the Oedo Market, Tokyo one time and cut it into scarf widths and frayed all sides a little, very cute
August 4, 2011 @ 3:40 am