Emerald Willow Stripe — Nantong Handwoven Homespun
A one-metre Nantong homespun with an almost-black ground and slender navy, emerald, muted-red and cream dotted stripes that reveal themselves gradually at close range.
Sold as one complete piece
Width: approx. 41 cm · Recorded total: approx. 100 cm
- Quantity 1
- Exact pictured piece: approx. 100 × 41 cm
This listing is for the full textile shown in the photographs. It is not cut into 50 cm lengths. Check Etsy for current availability and price.
- Object ID
- TA-NT-0019
- Origin
- Nantong · Jiangnan region, eastern China
- Period
- c. 1950s–1970s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- 100% cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. 100 × 41 cm; sold as one complete piece
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Plain weave · Yarn-dyed weave
- Pattern
- Willow stripe · Fine ant-like dotted details
- Colours
- Black · Navy blue · Emerald green · Muted red · Cream white
- Washed
- Yes
Object condition
Complete washed vintage piece. The cloth is relatively lightweight, soft and flexible, with a gentle homespun surface. Small changes in yarn thickness, tiny knots and slight weave irregularities are retained as handmade characteristics.
Identification notes
The supplied listing attributes the textile to the Nantong / Jiangnan region of eastern China and estimates it to the 1950s–1970s. The exact maker and production year are not documented.
The construction is described as traditional wooden-loom plain weave using handspun-style homespun cotton. The coloured pattern is formed by dyed yarns during weaving, not by surface printing.
The long narrow rhythm is described as 柳条纹 — willow stripe. Fine broken cream dots beside parts of the green stripe create a tiny speckled effect compared in the listing to a trail of ants.
Because the textile has already been washed, much of its original sizing has disappeared and the cloth now feels noticeably softer than unused old-stock homespun.
Suggested uses in the supplied listing include patchwork, slow stitching, visible mending, handmade bags and pouches, garment panels, tea mats, table textiles, cushion accents, textile collage and collecting.
The listing names the piece 翠影柳丝条 / Cui Ying Liu Si Tiao — Emerald Willow Stripe: a dark vintage stripe softened by blue, green and tiny cream points.
A dark cloth whose colour appears slowly
From a distance the fabric reads as very dark and restrained; close viewing reveals layered blue, green, red and cream yarns.
The full one-metre piece is kept as a single object rather than being divided into 50 cm sale units.
