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 colourways I like. Then I…
New Publication for Crafters
Earlier this year, I received a copy of this book “The Crafter’s Guide to Patterns”. It’s written by Jessica Swift, a talented artist and pattern designer from Portland, Oregon USA. I’m truly honored to be…
New cards with patterns
I love MOO. The printing company offers excellent service and their “Printfinity” technology gives me pleasure to make things.
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 both ends with decorative stitches and trimmed away the edges. All the…
New year gift from Seoul
Yesterday I received an international parcel from Plus X – a leading design studio based in Seoul, Korea. Apart from brand designing they produce mobile accessories like iPhone cases, some of which carry my pattern…
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, shopping list, anything that come up to my mind. I even take it when I have…
New home textiles
New home textile products are now on sale from Belle Maison. I designed “animal themed” patterns for the first time…!
Knitting on knitting machine
I’ve been knitting mainly beanie hats recently and feel I’m getting good at it :) Learning to machine knit is such a slow process and I need a lot of patience but finished products make…
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 tried knitting using one of those colour combinations but it ended up a disaster, which will…
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 new colourways. It’s so exciting to have a variety of colours and just…
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’ll be there not as an exhibitor but speaking about my work and path to become a pattern designer in an interview…