Showing posts with label kimono. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kimono. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2016

potd - Oddments

Some cheery pieces from the oddments basket - which is literally overflowing at the moment.







Thursday, October 8, 2015

potd - Silk Shibori

More silk kanoko shibori from Kyoto. My customers are mostly buying this to make scarves.





Monday, September 7, 2015

potd - Silk Shibori

Sorry I haven't been very diligent with my photos of the day! here are some silk shibori kimono fabrics...






Thursday, August 6, 2015

potd - Synthetics

Most of my customers are looking for silk or cotton but we have some fun synthetic kimono fabrics as well - mostly from the 60's and 70's





Thursday, July 9, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

potd - Black Kimono Silk

Most of the black kimono silk we have by the metre is plain or has a pattern in the weave - here are a few exceptions...






Monday, June 15, 2015

Home Sewing 1933

These are illustrations from a Japanese sewing book in my collection dated 1933...


Monday, March 30, 2015

potd - Remnant Bags

Once constant in the shop for the last 14 years... colour themed bags of kimono remnants. 


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

potd - Kabuki Postcards

We have a stack of old theatre postcards. These ones are (all male) kabuki actors from c.1920.





Monday, March 23, 2015

potd - Wool Kimono Fabric

1960's and 70's wool kimono fabric...


Wednesday, March 18, 2015

potd - Old Kimono Fabric

 I've just put out these lovely old (c.1930's) rayon (I think) kimono fabrics.  There's not a lot left on either roll.