noun
hikihaku; traditional weaving technique using precious metallic threads
A traditional Japanese weaving technique in which gold, silver, or other metallic threads are woven into fabric, often used for obi, Noh costumes, and decorative textiles.
この帯は引き箔の技法で織られています。
This obi is woven using the hikihaku technique.
能装束には引き箔がよく使われる。
Hikihaku is often used in Noh costumes.
金襴 is a type of luxurious brocade often incorporating gold threads, while 引き箔 specifically refers to the weaving technique of inserting metallic foil threads.
箔 means foil or leaf (gold/silver), the material used in 引き箔.
From 引き (hiki, 'pulling') + 箔 (haku, 'foil/leaf'), referring to the technique of pulling metallic threads through the weave.