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.
This kimono has an eba pattern, with the design continuing across the seams.
絵羽 is a shorter form often used in compounds like 絵羽織 (eba-ori) or 絵羽模様, referring to the same seamless pattern concept.
付け下げ is a less formal kimono where the pattern is arranged to align at the seams but does not form a single continuous picture across the whole garment, unlike 絵羽模様.
From 絵羽, a garment pattern arranged continuously across seams while the garment is assembled, and 模様 “pattern.”