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, ...

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 ...

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a little article on the blog, and the reason? The great lack of time between the shop and family life to manage. So it’s a bit complicated to ...