Embroidered Covered Buttons
It's been a while since I started embroidery and here are some pictures of work in progress and finished work. Cross stitching is fun and making patterns with the technique h…
Textiles
Block Printing and New Pattern Design
I've been designing new patterns for my shop on Spoonflower and I'm trying a new approach to create patterns - it's making rubber stamps. It's a very analogue …
Pattern Design File: MARI
Indigo x Ocean Blue Orange x Custard This MARI design was inspired by a shell but it also looks like a traditional Japanese ball TE-MARI so I named the pattern after it. Type: Sur…
How to Make Yarn Wrappings for Woven Fabric Designing
Various colours and proportions When I weave or knit, the first thing I do is to make yarn wrappings. Because I love this process I usually forget about time and just keep making …
Sample Weave: Plain Weave Checks
Here's my sample weaving project with rigid heddle loom. I tried to do things systematically and first thing I did was selecting yarns and made several yarn wrappings to find…
New home textiles
New home textile products are now on sale from Belle Maison. I designed "animal themed" patterns for the first time...!
Textiles Craft Show
http://textilefabrics.jp/ I'll participate in a textiles craft show in Machida, Tokyo this weekend. I'll be there not as an exhibitor but speaking about my wor…
New Curtain & Covers from Belle Maison
New curtain and covers are available from Belle Maison online shop. Photos: Senshukai
New Products Now on Sale
I worked with a Japanese mail-order company last summer and the product is finally on sale. It's perfect for a snooze as the weather is getting milder in the Northern hemisph…