Block Printing Illustration
I made a block printing sample. The image is taken from an old picture I took. The size of the wood block was … Read more
Embroidered Covered Buttons
It’s been a while since I started embroidery and here are some pictures of work in progress and finished … Read more
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 creat … Read more
Roostery Blog Feature
A couple of months ago, I got interviewed by Roostery and it was featured on their blog. Roostery is an unique … Read more
Studio Visit: Screenprinter PataPri
I visited my friend and textile/printing artist “PataPri”. Her studio is by the sea in Akiya, Yoko … Read more
How to Make Inexpensive Weaving Spare Shuttles with Wire
When you weave using many colour yarns, you might want to prepare as many shuttles as your yarns. But shuttles … Read more
How to Make Yarn Wrappings for Woven Fabric Designing
When I weave or knit, the first thing I do is to make yarn wrappings. Because I love this process I usually fo … Read more
Sample Weave: Plain Weave Checks
Here’s my sample weaving project with rigid heddle loom. I tried to do things systematically and first t … Read more
New Publication for Crafters
Earlier this year, I received a copy of this book “The Crafter’s Guide to Patterns”. It’s written … Read more
New cards with patterns
I love MOO. The printing company offers excellent service and their “Printfinity” technology gives me pleasure … Read more
Go into details
The other day, I got a roll of bleached cotton cloth so decided to make some tea towels with it. I sewed the b … Read more
New year gift from Seoul
Yesterday I received an international parcel from Plus X – a leading design studio based in Seoul, Korea … Read more
This is what’s in my head
I almost always carry this little note pad with me and I write down ideas, thoughts, doodles, quotes, to-dos, … Read more
New home textiles
New home textile products are now on sale from Belle Maison. I designed “animal themed” patterns f … Read more
Knitting on knitting machine
I’ve been knitting mainly beanie hats recently and feel I’m getting good at it :) Learning to mach … Read more
Colourway experiment and yarn wrap
I’ve been looking for nice colourways and thought, I could spend a whole day doing this. And I also trie … Read more
New yarn and new colour
Last week I received a box full of colourful yarn to be added to my colour palette and for my experiment of ne … Read more
New collection – knitted cushion covers
A new collection of knitted and printed cushion covers is available from my Etsy shop.
Textiles Craft Show
http://textilefabrics.jp/ I’ll participate in a textiles craft show in Machida, Tokyo this weekend. I … Read more
New Curtain & Covers from Belle Maison
New curtain and covers are available from Belle Maison online shop. Photos: Senshukai
New iPhone 5 Cases
Photos by LAB. C for +D Project New cases for iPhone 5 are now on sale and they are available from selected re … Read more
Old Wool Winder
I’d been looking for a wool winder and have finally found one I really like. It’s an old/used Silv … Read more
DOTS RIVER
This is a new pattern design named “DOTS RIVER” which is consisted of many hand-drawn dots.
Running out of patience again
I’m not a knitter really, it’s sometimes tempting to knit something colourful but I’ve never … Read more
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 … Read more
Need To Start Spinning?
Look what I’ve got here – a spinning wheel! I’ve been interested in starting weaving and spi … Read more
Playing with My Toy
This is a sample fabric woven by me with a toy loom. Not too bad for my very first weaving project? :)
Like Woven With Colour Paper
I made the below colour mixture using those five colours. I put the sheet on the wall and stood at a distance. … Read more
iPhone Cases
Around the end of last year, I received those iPhone cases carrying my pattern designs. I am very happy with t … Read more
Back in Class
I was so happy when I received these images. A graphic design student from America kindly sent me this work, d … Read more
Lemon And Ash
I started colouring the circle pattern but don’t really like the colourway… Cutting out and gettin … Read more
Journey And The View
Creating = Experimenting = Sampling = Designing “The journey is the reward.” Happy experimenting!
Designing with Numbers
I’m not a weaver. But I always admire weavers for their intricate job and creativity to produce such bea … Read more
Rich in Colour
I’ve been experimenting colourways and it’s always one of the best parts of having this job.
Attractive Infinity
I’ve been fascinated by beautiful checks/plaids recently, and tried designing one myself. I liked the … Read more
Anniversary on Stamps
I got some stamps at post office today and found the graphic design interesting.
Looking for Mr. Red
These pictures are from when I was looking for the right “Red” for one of my customers. But I have been so laz … Read more
