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Shrine Sale Stories...Recent Treasures7 comments

Tokyo Jinja wrote 2 weeks ago: So I am continuing to love Instagram as it allows me to post shrine sale finds and other interesting … more →

Tags: glass, Lighting 2, Porcelain and Pottery, Shrine Sales, Textiles, fabric, Japanese Art, japanese prints, Lamps

Modern and Ancient Collide...Obi iPad and Kindle Case DIY17 comments

Tokyo Jinja wrote 1 month ago: Each year after the ASIJ Quilt is completed, I am left with a crafting hole in my life. Last year, t … more →

Tags: Artist Spotlight, DIY, Jewelry and Accessories, Textiles, clutch, ipad case, kindle case, OBI, obijime

This Week's Blog I Dig: Wafu Works1 comment

Carol Van Zandt wrote 1 month ago: Well, Patti Gay just alerted me to this bog thinking I would like it and she was right!  Vintage Jap … more →

Tags: fabrics, Wafu Works

Outsider Art exhibition in London features textile artists

covermct wrote 1 month ago: The conceptual underpinnings of Outsider Art are problematic. Who’s “in” and who … more →

Tags: Art, art textiles, Exhibitions, art brut, Embroidery, Japanese outsider art, Japanese textile art, outsider art, Outsider Art textiles

japanese indigo textiles at cloth and goods portland, or

aneclecticeccentric wrote 2 months ago: the march 2013 issue of martha stewart living featured a nice piece on melissa newirth’s portl … more →

Tags: COLOR, Design, Indigo, Cloth and Goods, polka dots

Projects from Japan!1 comment

Carol Van Zandt wrote 2 months ago: Wow, what fun!  I just got some photos from my Japanese teachers (and friends and mentors) Hara Sens … more →

Tags: fabrics, Sewing, Sewing Patterns, textile design, tokyo

Nuno Exhibition

vailacameron wrote 2 months ago: At the start of this semester we took a trip to the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh to see the Nuno Jap … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Designers, Textiles, Nuno, textiles, Dovecot Studios

Shibori Wanderings

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 4 months ago: Wandering about Izumi Village in Okinawa, Japan has it’s advantages.  Someone always seems to … more →

Tags: surface design, ryukyu surface design, Okinawa Family, Heritage Textiles, Ai Zomme, Ryukyu Natural Dyeing, FiberArts, Cotton, Indigo

hiroyuki shindo

S wrote 4 months ago:    “Since this rational process demands such sensitive perception that only a sort of ‘s … more →

Tags: Hiroyuki Shindo, japanese artists

akio hamatani

S wrote 4 months ago: here   and   here … more →

Tags: akio hamatani, Textiles, Japan, japanese artists

Quilt Market #15, more booths!

Carol Van Zandt wrote 5 months ago: Well I promised I would be complete my Quilt Market Houston 2012 coverage in November, but surprise! … more →

Tags: fabrics, Quilting, Sewing, Fabric Design, Sewing Patterns, Quilt market, Quilt Market 2012 Houston, Anything But Boring, seven island

Quilt Market #14, more quilts!!

Carol Van Zandt wrote 5 months ago: Nearing the end of Quilt Market Houston 2012 coverage,  and there are a few more posts to go.  Here … more →

Tags: Design, Fabric Design, fabrics, Pattern Design, Quilt market, Quilting, Sewing, Sewing Patterns, Allison Lockwood

where to start? 8 comments

shiborigirl wrote 5 months ago: Hello.  That’s a good place to start.  Yes, I’m back.  Here. Houston almost seems like a … more →

Tags: shibori, Indigo, Silk, houston quilt festival, Workshop, silk study tour, silk experience, Experience Silk Exhibit-Houston, Quilting

Nuno Exhibition1 comment

Lucy Robertson - designmetheworld wrote 6 months ago: On Friday I visited the Nuno Exhibition of Japanese textiles. Lots of amazing processes documented a … more →

Tags: dovecot, Edinburgh, Exhibition, Inspiration, Nuno, weaving

Oxford's Ashmolean exhibits rare Japanese textiles from the Meiji era

tjcglobal wrote 6 months ago: While we are all familiar with the beauty of the traditional Japanese kimono, most of us are less aw … more →

Tags: Culture, Japan, art 2, Oxford, Dr Clare Pollard, The Ashmolean Oxford, Interpreter Oxford, Translator Oxford, Japanese Art

UK exhibits rare Japanese textiles from the Meiji era

Japanco wrote 6 months ago: While we are all familiar with the beauty of the traditional Japanese kimono, most of us are less aw … more →

Tags: Japan, Culture, Art, Clare Pollard, The Ashmolean textiles, The Ashmolean Japanese art, Meiji era, japanese fabrics

More Quilts from Quilt Market 2012 Houston8 comments

Carol Van Zandt wrote 6 months ago: Here we go with more quilts from Quilt Market 2012 in Houston.  Its a HUGE exhibition by the way. I … more →

Tags: Quilting, Sewing, Quilt market, Maya Chaimovich, Takako Ishinami, Quilt Market 2012 Houston, Paula Nadelstern, Marja Matiisen, Annette Valtl

Books: October Feature #2

jurgensb wrote 7 months ago: Japanese Quilt Blocks: to mix & match by Susan Briscoe Description “The book guides the re … more →

Tags: Books, New additions, October, Art Quilts, New Books, Featured, Textile artworks, textile design, Susan Briscoe

(R)evolving8 comments

shiborigirl wrote 8 months ago: Again, another post sparked by a series of emails with a customer and reader of the blog.  No detail … more →

Tags: shibori, Silk, houston quilt festival, Dyeing, Wondering, silk experience, live and learn, Experience Silk Exhibit-Houston, Indigo


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