Vintage kimono silk top furoshiki The fabric upcycled for this

The fabric upcycled for this jacket was used to be a lining of men's haori(jacket worn over kimono) and the hand painted hawk is very cool and an art itself

64cmx 64cm

This butterfly/apron style dress is made from a beautiful cotton kimono with lovely flower pattern

Crane which is beautifully hand stitched on the kimono is Japanese national bird and it is believed as a symbol of longevity and good luck

armpit to armpit 74cm wide

Vintage kimono silk top furoshiki The fabric upcycled for thisVintage kimono silk top This top is made from a beautiful silk kimono with Indigo dyed pattern. This type of silk is called Chirimen, crepe in English and is one of the traditional Japanese textiles. It has a bumpy surface which gives the silk fabric a special lustre, depth, and unique suppleness. The best thing is that it hardly gets wrinkled! I will tell you a bit about Japanese indigo. Japanese indigo dye, known as aizome, is a traditional,