after my last post about the gion matsuri parade, i realized i completely forgot to mention the textile aspects of the floats! i'm not s...

last weekend was the biggest event of the huge kyoto summer festival, gion matsuri , the big parade called yamaboko junko . there are 2 kind...

last week i was telling my students about pick up sticks. my students are all japanese adults who take english conversation class, and once ...

beautiful pattern from margaret oomen for sea urchin crochet covered sea stones on the purl bee.

i actually love my very busy life. i am so very grateful that all the things that are making me feel busy are the opportunities i am so for...

nani iro fuccra double gauze, in blue, and eggplant. ok, this fabric was released earlier this year, from the wonderful nani iro line from k...

have you heard of castle peeps summer camp ? it's a brilliant idea from lizzy house, with craft projects using her new castle peeps fabr...

i love textile jewelry like this piece from tuulikki titine . this is one of the many many wonderful things in the poppytalk handmade market...

Sparklers on the dock , originally uploaded by Emily ♥ Follow The White Rabbit . for those of you celebrating the 4th of july in the united ...

starting in a few hours from now (since it's after midnight, with a full moon, and i will have to get up well before the sun rises) i wi...

this new kogin book was just published this year. it's in the shop , and the full flickr set is here .

in my family, we didn't put a lot of emphasis on mother's or father's day, especially because my dad's birthday is june 21st...

toji temple in kyoto (not far from the kyoto train station) is the site of a huge market once a month, and also a smaller antique market on ...

just look at those flowers--felt, orange, poppies--3 of my favorites combined in one! this is one of the items made by much love, illy who i...

this is just one image from the sashiko abundance shared on the sri threads blog. if you love old japanese textiles, you can often find a b...

i've seen a lot of japanese needle felting books, and i really believe this one deserves to be shared. it's called 'small world...

I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands. Louise Bourgeo...

today was rainy and grey, and after a nice yoga class this morning, i had a cozy restful day inside. but last weekend, i finally made it her...

i was inspired by the stamps my friends got excited about (see the earlier post) to finally add alphabet and number stamps to my shop ! can...