Four Seasons Weave — One Continuous Jiangnan Textile
One uncut, 6.5-metre Jiangnan cotton textile changes from indigo stripes to red-blue checks and denser plaid, with no joining seams between its woven sections.
Sold as one complete uncut textile
Width: approx. 37 cm · Recorded total: approx. 650 cm
- Quantity 1
- Entire surviving length: approx. 650 × 37 cm (6.5 m / 7.1 yd)
One complete piece, not cut into standard metre or 50 cm lengths. Approx. 255.9 × 14.6 inches. Check Etsy for current availability and price.
- Object ID
- TA-JN-0008
- Origin
- Jiangnan · Attributed to the Nantong / Chongming textile region, eastern China
- Period
- c. 1960s–1970s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. 650 × 37 cm; sold as one complete, uncut 6.5-metre textile
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Yarn-dyed weave
- Pattern
- Changing woven stripes · Small checks · Geometric plaid · Diagonal woven lines
- Colours
- Deep indigo · Navy · Blue · Natural ivory · Black · Muted rose red
- Washed
- No
Object condition
Vintage, unwashed cotton retaining much of its original crisp sizing. Dense, substantial and grainy, with small knots, cotton fibre specks, uneven yarn thickness, slight colour variation and weaving irregularities. The supplied listing describes handspun-style yarn; the firm handle may soften with washing.
Identification notes
The owner-supplied listing describes the entire surviving length as a single original cloth, without seams joining the different pattern sections. It is offered whole to preserve those changes.
Documented sections include deep indigo and navy narrow stripes, fine blue and natural-white lines, muted rose-red yarns, diagonal effects, small geometric plaid and denser multicoloured checks. A brighter-blue section measures approximately 11 cm along the cloth.
The supplied interpretation is that changes in weft colour, yarn combinations and weaving sequence were made while a continuous warp remained on the loom. This is an interpretation of the surviving cloth, not a recorded account from its weaver.
The patterns are yarn-dyed and woven, not printed onto the surface. Photographs show yarn crossings, slubs, knots and changes in thickness.
The listing suggests keeping the complete cloth for display, collecting or weaving study; possible making uses include table runners, slow stitching, patchwork, bags, pouches, garment panels and textile art.
The cloth remains unwashed so its next owner can decide whether to preserve its current crisp state. The supplied listing expects washing to soften the cotton; no washing outcome has been verified here.
A record of change at the loom
Several coordinated patterns survive together in one original length. The changes are part of the object, rather than a collection of unrelated swatches.
The listing attributes it to the Nantong / Chongming region and estimates the 1960s–1970s through comparison with related Jiangnan textiles. The exact village, weaver and production year are unknown.
