A trip to Antique John today, one of my favourite kimono shops in Tokyo, proved to be very fruitful and here are some of my finds - heaven...

I went to Machida shrine sale the other day and bought these gorgeous fabrics - a mixture of kimonos and obi, the sash that goes around th...

I've been busy making buttons and here is the outcome! I'm rather loving doing them as they are made from the off cuts of the kimono...

Well, I'm slowly getting back on track with my bag-making after having some time out. This one started life as a quilt, but suddenly cha...

I have just added this kimono clutch bag to my Etsy store. It is made from patchworked vintage kimono fabrics in shades of pink and purple t...

I am slowly starting to play with the hoards of fabrics that I have collected at antique markets here in Tokyo. I have to say, the pile is g...

It's very hard to imagine that the awful events of March 11th only happened three weeks ago. So much seems to have happened in that time...

I have recently embraced the gentle art of quilting, but there are only so many quilts that one can use at once, so I decided to channel my ...

Well, after a lovely time in Blighty, I came hurtling back to Tokyo and arrived, rather crumpled, yesterday morning. After three weeks of he...