yukata craze

The Yukata Craze blog that shows all the recent additions to my yukata cotton inventory can now be found on the Okan Arts website: okanar...

I am taking a break from purchasing new bolts right now. Since StashFest last Spring I have refreshed one third of my inventory with wonde...

Great blues, fun polka dots and wacky blossoms with red anthers play with the concept of a floral pattern.

Crocuses push through the snow to bring the promise of new life—shown here with a pale pumpkin background and arcs of patterned open flowe...

Sauterne flowers with rose-colored centers and turquoise leaves pop off a solid black background.

A symbol of the royal family in Japan, silver butterflies float over stylized, striped butterflies.

Little blotches of pale blue and the lyrical black line work make this yukata pattern come to life.                                      ...

Wow! What would this look like as a summer kimono on a petite Japanese woman? Crazy wild.

Loopy and lively butterflies fill a sky of pale peacock blue.

Periwinkle-tipped blossoms with dotted and striped leaves float on a plaid-like backdrop of smokey gray and tan.                          ...

A heartwarming bolt of golden sunflowers with violet centers and two kinds of leaf designs.

This repeating indigo and white graphic pattern is simple and subdued—produced for a man’s yukata.