Silken beauty

This silken beauty has just been added to my store. It's a double-sided silk scarf made out of kimono pieces from my collection which have been sewn together. I started with a stunning orange and cream floral kimono as my inspiration and then created the scarf around that, piecing it together with a black and white stylised chrysanthemum fabric. The other side of the scarf is made from a black silk fabric pieced together with a black and white geometric kimono fabric.

You can find it in my store here.

The latest addition

This is the latest addition to my store. It's a clutch bag with a detachable chain handle and is quite different to many of the other items in my shop, which tend to be brighter and more vibrant. 

This one is made from a pretty soft pink vintage Japanese obi fabric (the 'belt' that goes around the kimono), pieced together with a pretty modern silk fabric, which has a sketchy black and white swirl design on it. 

The black and white silk fabric was given to me by couturier Jacqueline Kilpatrick who I wrote about a while ago. You can read about my visit to her studio here. It has taken me a while to go through the amazing selection of fabrics she gave me, but this is the first finished product and I love it!

You can find it in my store here.