絵え羽ば模も様よう

noun

single continuous pattern across a whole garment

Refers to a kimono design where the pattern flows seamlessly across the entire garment, as if painted on a single canvas, without interruption at the seams. A technical term in kimono and textile arts.

• この着き物ものは絵え羽ば模も様ようで、縫ぬい目めを越こえて模も様ようがつながっている。

  This kimono has an eba pattern, with the design continuing across the seams.