for babies~ or adults~ soft and blue~ this was an order for a friend’s friend’s baby.  The shibori is so simple I was wondering if there was enough love put…

I dyed my first yukata~ I loved every step, the design part, shibori part, dyeing part, taking away the thread part, seeing it dry part, and seeing it all nicely…

This new year, I am selling socks and haramaki, all died with home-grown indigo! Last year (2018) was such a fruitful year for me.  From planting seeds to harvesting indigo,…

After having this book with me for almost a year and opening it multiple times, I finally read it on my way to returning it to the friend who lent…

The studio where I study shibori just had an exhibition.  I took lots of pictures and thought lots of things.  For  now, here are mainly pictures of the exhibition: In…

azuma bukuro here is a nice blog that explains how to make something like it: http://coco-stitch.blogspot.jp/2010/11/simple-azuma-bukuro-bag-tutorial.html

Murai sensei is my teacher.  She is quite amazing.  I love her voice, her energy and the love she has towards her students. She used to be a preschool teacher…