青あお花ばな紙がみ

noun

spiderwort-dyed paper; paper dyed with spiderwort for sketching in dyeing

A traditional Japanese craft material: paper dyed with the blue pigment from spiderwort flowers, used for drawing rough outlines when dyeing textiles. The marks disappear when wet, so it is ideal for temporary sketches on fabric.

• 友ゆう禅ぜん染ぞめの下した絵えを描かくとき、青あお花ばな紙がみを使つかいます。

  When drawing the rough sketch for yuzen dyeing, we use spiderwort-dyed paper.