Fukure Ori (Puffed Weave) Flowing Water Pattern, Gold Accents, Tataki Dyeing All-over Pattern Fukuro Obi (Full-Length Patterned Obi) - Silk Length: 434cm Width: 31cm The Fukure Ori by Hosho is carefully woven one by one with high-quality silk threads, and then dyed using traditional techniques. This obi allows you to feel the comfortable touch of silk threads, along with a soft and gentle texture. It uses "Omeshi-ito" (a type of silk thread), which has a stronger twist than ordinary silk threads, making it highly durable. This thread is woven alternately left and right according to the direction of the twist, and then steamed, creating the unique ground pattern of the fukure ori. The ground pattern of the fukure ori, which appears in the shadows of light, combines with the luster of silk to create a gentle and delicate beauty. Hosho finishes its textiles with the only post-dyeing technique in Hakata-ori, and is characterized by flexible and imaginative patterns. The dyeing technique is by skilled craftsmen who have mastered the techniques passed down from Kyoto, and is characterized by a gentle expression and soft texture, mainly using plant dyes.