Katazome
/katazome/noun
A Japanese textile-dyeing technique that applies resist paste through a stencil before coloring the fabric.
Did you know?Katazome is closely associated with katagami, intricately cut Japanese stencil paper traditionally made from layered, lacquered mulberry fibers.
Etymological Timeline
Early Japanese
Japanese
kata
“Form, shape, model, or pattern”
Old Japanese
Old Japanese
some
“Dyeing or coloring; related to the verb meaning “to dye””
Classical Japanese
Japanese
katazome
“Pattern dyeing, formed from kata “pattern” plus zome, the voiced form of some “dyeing””
Edo Period (1603–1868)
Japanese
型染め
“Established stencil-resist dyeing practices using patterned forms and resist paste”
20th Century
English
katazome
“An English loanword for the Japanese stencil-resist textile technique”
Modern English
English
katazome
“Japanese stencil dyeing, especially associated with textiles such as cotton and silk”