indigo obsessions
Interesting how one thing leads to another ...
I bought Sibella Court's book Etcetera ETC and keep returning to these images .............
which lead to perusing on-line for vintage Japanese textiles and discovering SRI Threads - oh . my . goodness ... and further obsessing about boro and indigo ...............
then I found Kimono Boy and, among lots of other things, vintage indigo hemp yardage ...................
Okay, so I succumbed and two of these are on their way from Japan - one cotton/hemp blend and one all hemp. Both vintage homespun and woven from early 1900. I cannot wait to get my hands on some of this ... I'm thinking hand-stitched curtains in the kitchen, maybe a cushion for my meditation bench, maybe I'll just leave pieces sitting around. Indigo - even the name is enticing.
A couple of shopping notes ... if anyone's interested in Sibella's book, there are several available on Amazon. It was up over $100 for new ones a couple weeks ago, but they're back down to $30. Another note on obsessions - Selvedge is having a sale on their back issues - $11.25 plus a 3% c/cd fee. They're normally $20-$25, so if you're wanting a taste of this glorious publication, it's a terrific deal.
okay - back to work for this little pleeb ...
blessings - kvk
p.s. such a beautiful day but I've had to close my studio window - workmen are digging a trench in my road to bury phone cables - grrrrrrrrr
I bought Sibella Court's book Etcetera ETC and keep returning to these images .............
which lead to perusing on-line for vintage Japanese textiles and discovering SRI Threads - oh . my . goodness ... and further obsessing about boro and indigo ...............
then I found Kimono Boy and, among lots of other things, vintage indigo hemp yardage ...................
Okay, so I succumbed and two of these are on their way from Japan - one cotton/hemp blend and one all hemp. Both vintage homespun and woven from early 1900. I cannot wait to get my hands on some of this ... I'm thinking hand-stitched curtains in the kitchen, maybe a cushion for my meditation bench, maybe I'll just leave pieces sitting around. Indigo - even the name is enticing.
A couple of shopping notes ... if anyone's interested in Sibella's book, there are several available on Amazon. It was up over $100 for new ones a couple weeks ago, but they're back down to $30. Another note on obsessions - Selvedge is having a sale on their back issues - $11.25 plus a 3% c/cd fee. They're normally $20-$25, so if you're wanting a taste of this glorious publication, it's a terrific deal.
okay - back to work for this little pleeb ...
blessings - kvk
p.s. such a beautiful day but I've had to close my studio window - workmen are digging a trench in my road to bury phone cables - grrrrrrrrr