tokamachi finds

These bolts are coming from the small city of Tokamachi, due north of Tokyo. The one of the left is a modern leaf pattern and the one on the right has dragonflies! ARRIVED.

my first haori

I’m constantly tempted to import silk kimonos, vintage yukatas, bolts of silk and other Japanese treasures. This black twill silk overjacket with painted chrysanthemums won my heart and is the first haori I’ve purchased. ARRIVED.

morning glory bolt

I bought this bolt from an Osaka antique store that charges way too much for shipping. Obviously I couldn’t resist the delectable pattern and unusual pale blue background. ARRIVED.

hiroshima bolt

This vintage bolt is from an antique shop just north of Hiroshima. The neutral gray background adds richness to the simple color design. ARRIVED.

newest bolts

The top fabric looks exceptionally special. The next four are all tradition blue and white patterns, with the top right for a sumo wrestler’s robe (sumo#kirishima). ARRIVED.

children prints

The final bolts of children’s fabric are two rolls of this pattern. ARRIVED.

organics

Here are some available fabrics with all-over or small prints:
The “frog stripe,” third from the top, is French blue on white. The indigo on white, fourth from the top, is one of the oldest bolts I’ve imported. The sixth and seventh ones down have dark indigo (navy blue) backgrounds. The pattern second from the bottom has a blue-gray background with an indigo print.

geos

Indigo and white geometrics are generally used for men’s yukatas.

The bottom one has some sage green in the background. The third one from the bottom has a pale denim blue in the background.