noun
resist paste; dye-resistant starch
Technical term in traditional dyeing (e.g., katazome, yuzen). A starch paste applied to fabric to block dye and preserve a design.
型染めでは、伏せ糊を置いた部分が白く残る。
In stencil dyeing, the areas where resist paste is applied remain white.
伏せ糊の調合にはもち米が使われることが多い。
Glutinous rice is often used in the preparation of resist paste.
A broader term for any resist paste used in dyeing; 伏せ糊 specifically refers to starch-based paste for protecting designs.
The process of applying resist paste; 伏せ糊 is the paste itself.
Compound of 伏せ (from 伏せる, 'to cover' or 'to hide') and 糊 ('paste, starch'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term transparently describes a paste that covers and protects fabric areas from dye.