A working catalog category for yarns whose grey or mottled character is associated with traditional plant-ash-water preparation; object-level certainty is stated separately.
c. 1940s–1950s · Handspun cotton
A narrow Jiangnan plaid whose mottled grey “snowflake” yarn turns a quiet blue-green grid into a close study of handspun fibre, domestic weaving and traditional yarn preparation.
These groups bring together descriptions from the textile records. Regional attributions and technical identifications may be provisional; open an individual record for its evidence and attribution notes.
