Pretty in pink

Times are rather strange at the mo! And during strange times, sewing is a great distraction and a wonderfully therapeutic pastime. I feel very lucky to have a business where I get to play with fabrics and to sew on a regular basis. My latest sewing project and new addition to my store is this pretty pink and red scarf.

This scarf is made from a selection of vintage cotton kimono pieces from my extensive kimono collection. I chose to combine a red and white chrysanthemum fabric with a pink ikat floral fabric.

Each of my scarves are long enough to wrap once or twice around the neck and makes a great addition to any outfit. Each of my scarves is a complete original, an individual and a one-off piece.

All fabrics used in my scarf designs are vintage pieces that were bought from shrine sales and antique markets whilst living in Tokyo. I lived in Tokyo for four years and spent many happy days trawling antique markets and kimono shops for the perfect motif and colour combination.

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Fabric Friday

Last Friday I mentioned a selection of kimono fabrics from my stash that I wanted to make up into scarves. I'm now proud to say that I have added two new scarves to my store and I'm really pleased with them! Both scarves are double sided and use vintage kimono fabrics, pieced together in a variety of complimentary fabrics to create interest and colour.

The first scarf uses a stunning slate blue and beige floral design on one side and on the other side I've used a pretty grey blossom design. Both pieces have been matched with a pretty peach and grey decorative kimono fabric and pieced together.

The scarf can then be used to drape around the neck, or as an evening wrap.

The second scarf uses the same slate grey and beige floral design as the first one, but I've pieced it together with a lovely black and white stylised chrysanthemum design.

The other side uses a beautifully vibrant purple and grey floral which I've pieced together with a stylised purple and white floral design.

This scarf looks stunning draped around the neck. You could choose to show either the slate blue side, or the purple side, or have a combination of both, as seen in the picture below.

You can find both these scarves in my store here.