An ink jet etching method according to the invention includes an etching step of etching fabric by using an ink set including first etching ink containing an etching agent, and second etching ink containing the etching agent in which a concentration of the etching agent is lower than a concentration of the etching agent in the first etching ink, in which etching fabric includes ejecting the first etching ink is ejected from two or more nozzle arrays among a plurality of nozzle arrays included in a recording head.