Sashiko, the Japanese running-stitch embroidery: Edo-era origins, the boro tradition, stitch families and motifs, supplies, and visible mending.

What is a yukata? The history, etiquette, types and fabrics of Japan's summer kimono, explained from Kyoto in the middle of Gion Matsuri season.

Everyone knows about Nippori Fabric Town in Tokyo. Five floors of Tomato, eighty shops lining a single street, bolts of every fabric imaginable stacked to the ceiling. It’s a pilgrimage for sewers, and rightfully so. ...

Of all the traditional Japanese patterns printed on fabric, seigaiha might be the most quietly hypnotic. Rows of concentric half-circles, layered like the crests of a perfectly calm sea, repeating endlessly in both directions. The ...

Asanoha (麻の葉), the “hemp leaf” pattern, is one of the most recognizable designs on traditional Japanese fabrics. This six-pointed star motif has appeared in Japanese textiles for over 1,200 years. Originally carved into Buddhist statues, ...

Almost three years ago, I made the crazy decision to move with my family from France to Japan for a brand new experience. The goal of this adventure was also to continue DiY District but ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit beneath a canopy of pink blooms, sipping sake with friends as delicate petals float down around you? That’s the enchanting world of hanami – ...

Have you ever run your fingers across a fabric so light and silky that it seems to float between your hands? That’s the magic of Japanese cotton lawn – a fabric that combines the comfort ...

Shunbun, or the spring equinox, is an important festival in Japanese culture. It celebrates the beginning of spring and the end of winter.