ground dyeing
A textile dyeing technique where the background or base fabric is dyed before any patterns are applied. Used in traditional crafts such as kimono production.
この着物は地染めの後に友禅模様を施しています。
This kimono has a yūzen pattern applied after the ground dyeing.
Compound of 地 (ji, 'ground, base') and 染め (some, 'dyeing').