dyeing stencil; dyed pattern
Refers to a stencil used in traditional dyeing techniques, or the pattern produced by such a stencil. Domain-specific term used in textile crafts.
Using a dyeing stencil, a pattern is dyed onto the cloth.
This dyeing stencil is a traditional one passed down since the Edo period.
Compound of 染め (some, 'dyeing', the continuative form of 染める) and 型 (kata, 'pattern, mold, stencil'). The reading そめがた is a straightforward combination.