Metallic Teal Smoke Rainbow Hand-Painted Unusual Obi, Heavy Thick Silk and Metallic from Japan #214 Japanese Kimono Fabrics see #SW-266

see #SW-266

The quality of this fabric is very high

indigo and/or other plants

and some are skinny slits not round holes

about 39/40" wide and sold by the full yard

Metallic Teal Smoke Rainbow Hand-Painted Unusual Obi, Heavy Thick Silk and Metallic from Japan #214 Japanese Kimono Fabrics see #SW-266This is an obi that is like flexible silky metal. Blended shades of silver, gunmetal tones, teals, blues, pinks, green golds. It's alive with sheen, probably has real metal fibers woven in with with the silk, and most likely hand painted with Bokashi technique. The blends are smooth and 'blurred' no sharp lines between colors; if you see sharp lines in the photos, it's just reflections, sheen and or fold lines. The base silk also has a subtle crackle