Although we still have a while to go before we are on the other side of summer, it feels like we are coming to the end. Cooler air, plants at the end of their cycle and shorter days, fall is on its way. I walk through my neighborhood and look around and I see many […]
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New Pieced Coat
A brand new coat, finished just yesterday. Pieced from very dark, almost black, navy and white kimono silks. These are ‘tsumugi’ silks, a gorgeous textured fabric. Unlike a smooth and shiny silk, this kind had a rugged quality that gives it more of a rustic look. The detail below shows the weave. You can just […]
In Process
I love the idea of a cape. A loose wrap of fabric that you drape over your shoulders and leave either loose and flowing or pull tight around and over your shoulders. It’s like a scarf only more of it. I’d been wanting to make a new cape, especially with this cool black kimono silk […]