Apologies for not having my next post up on Monday as I had promised! Preparing for Fanime is a bit like getting ready to run a marathon and I’m already feeling exhausted, but exhilarated as well. The KimonoMomo Etsy shop will be closed starting Wednesday evening May 26 and will reopen sometime around Tuesday or…
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If you’re in San Francisco tomorrow
Just a quick reminder, I’ll have a booth at the 6th Annual Asian Heritage Street Festival in San Francisco, CA Saturday, May 15. Please come by, try on a kimono and say hello if you’re in the area!
get ’em while they’re here
First, some not-so-good news: I put in a call yesterday to reorder some of my best selling fabric bolts from Alexander Henry, only to hear that the bolts I want are no longer available. Despite being good sellers, some bolts just don’t have quite enough demand for reprints, which means the warehouse won’t restock them…
Shop updates for late February 2010
I’m still sorting through photos and notes for the Focus on Indigo feature, but I’ve also been plowing through photos and descriptions for new items and listing them in my shop. The sections have changed a bit; all 14″ wide Japanese kimono and yukata fabrics are now in one place under “Japanese textiles” and what…
Mark your crafty calendars…
I’ll be there! You should be there, too. Lots of goodies will be available, so stop on by.
New in the shop
I will be listing new items throughout the day, including the latest shipment of sashiko supplies. Yes, that means the thread prices will be going up (needles, thimbles and kits remain the same price), but not until I get to them. Right now I’m focused on getting other things listed first, so there is still…
New fabrics are in!
I am so excited. Thirty years ago I was a reluctant tag-along when my mother dragged me to fabric shops. I’d dash around the stands of bolts until she told me to stop, then sit in a quiet corner and fall asleep until it was time to go. These days, however, it’s a whole different…
Cyber Monday Sale
My Cyber Monday Sale is 15% off all items in the KimonoMomo and Blue Star Atelier shops! Mention “blog” when you checkout and I will either refund 15% of your total purchase or send you a revised invoice. This sale starts immediately (Sunday Nov. 29) and goes until midnight (Pacific time) Monday night, Nov. 30,…
Memo for mid-month
Where has the time gone? It’s already half way through November! Things have been moving slowly here for a while as we find our footing again. My current project is drafting a pattern and making a prototype bag for the class I will be teaching in March. Aside from that, chasing sunshine and photographing more…
Upcoming events
Northern California Bay Area stitchers, mark your calendars for March 1, 2010. I will be leading a textile talk and trunk show for the Valley Stitchers and Fiber Arts Guild in Pleasant Hill, CA, to be followed by a hands-on sashiko class. I will provide more details closer to the date. If you are not…
I Heart Japan!
Well, you knew that already. Seriously though, the Fall 2009 issue of Stitch magazine features Japanese textiles, crafts and textile artists here in the US, including me! The kurotomesode kimono on the article’s title page is even one of mine, currently available in my Etsy shop. How’s that for a shameless plug?
Full circle
The complicated dance of having three (somewhat cranky) generations crammed under one roof has taken a new turn as I move my bed into Mom’s old studio. Three decades of craft supplies, unfinished projects, patterns, equipment, photos and books are being boxed up and moved out of the way, at least for now. I’ll be…
A love for both the common fiber and the extraordinary textile @KimonoMomo 