Tokyo is absolutely brilliant for the fabric loving visitor… it even has its own fabric district!!!! how cool is that? very, that’s what. Nippori is the most well-known place in Tokyo to shop for fabric, but this is my third visit to the city so…
Tag: Tokyo fabric
Little black polka-dots
I’ve made a dotty little cardigan 🙂 Yes, it seems like I’m turning out new stuff everyday, but the truth is that some of my recent items have been finished for up to a few weeks or more and it is…
Leo
… the lion., and the latest in my horoscope series. I am wearing my new Alexander McQueen designed jacket. And did you know that Alexander McQueen’s first name was actually… oh ok then, his name was Lee not Leo. But……
Rusty red wool/silk skirt
I’ve made a new skirt… I found this yummily coloured, beautifully textured wool/silk mix fabric in a remnant bin in Tokyo, the day of our shopping trip with Yoshimi and Novita. At the time I just picked it up instinctively, with…
Autumnal shades, and a dilemma
Just been enjoying those lovely fresh autumnal days lately, feeling the sunlight warm but not harsh on the skin, breathing in that fresh crisp air. When the days are just that little bit fresher like today I get to employ…
A new sundress
I made a new sundress for myself… using the summer-weight cotton fabric I had bought during our shopping day out in Tokyo with Yoshimi and Novita. Japanese fabric! This now is one of my wearable souvenirs from our trip…! The…
Fabric shopping in Tokyo
Now this was something I was really looking forward to… Fabric shopping in Tokyo with Yoshimi and Novita. We were meeting for the first time in reality, although we had met and knew each other virtually before this time. Isn’t the internet…
