Seven Islands on Facebook

30 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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In the past it has been difficult to find out about new Japanese fabrics, but the web presence of the Japanese companies has really been increasing lately. Seven Islands, U.S. distributor for Kokka, Cosmo, Kiyohara, and more, has been on Facebook for a few months now, posting their new Japanese fabrics regularly. These are just some of my favorites plucked from the stream. They probably going to be shown at Spring Quilt Market (so I can get more details on the designers and basecloths) and available in stores soon



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Echino Jacquards

17 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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At Fall Quilt Market as everyone exchanged hot tips on things to see, there was lots of excited whispering, “Echino jaquards! Echino jacquards! Echino! Jaquards!” They are finally arriving in U.S. stores for all your upholstery and other heavyweight woven needs. Can you imagine an entire Echino sofa?

Thanks to The Stitch Lab in Austin for sharing their pics. They are diehard Echino fans so of course they have them all.



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Polka Dot Knit

12 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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This polka dot sweatshirt-looking heathered knits from rakuten.co.jp are adorable! I don’t know the first thing about the site but there is always a lovely reader or two who chimes in on international shipping and such things. (via Japanese Sewing Books)

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Cotorienne by Anyan for Yuwa

28 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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We got to see Anyan‘s Summer/Autumn 2012 Cotorienne collection for Yuwa (a website for Yuwa! Hooray!) at Fall Quilt Market, and now it’s starting to arrive in stores and I’m getting all jittery and hoardy feeling. The Spring 2013 collection is also online and available through his online shop, but maybe not till later this year in the U.S.

And look, free wallpaper for your electronic devices!

rain or shine



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Nani Iro 2013

05 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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The Nani Iro 2013 collection by Naomi Ito is starting to arrive in stores. Along with the double gauze, most prints come in a unique colorway on a hemp-cotton blend. The Nani Iro website seems to grow and grow with each season, there is now a web shop through which you can purchase the fabrics and a wide variety of finished goods and sewing books and notions. There is also a new collection called Itsura, featuring very lovely yarn-dyed apparel fabrics (see the two images at the very bottom). I don’t know



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Daiwabo Double Gauze

19 Feb 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Sweet double gauze prints for spring sewing from Daiwabo, spotted at Japan Lovely Crafts on Etsy.

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Ayumills’ Shop

05 Feb 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Ayumi Takahashi (Pink Penguin)’s Etsy shop is small but well-curated. Some fabric you’ve never seen before, some fabric you may have seen before but maybe not through Ayumi’s eyes. She favors hard-to-find vintage reproductions, vintage-inspired, and text fabrics from Suzuko Koseki, Kumiko Fujita, Atsuko Matsuyama, and more from Yuwa, Kei, Lecien, and other manufacturers. I’m looking forward to her book coming out in just a couple months.

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Kokka Faces of Beauty

29 Jan 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Someone at Kokka must have a Boston Terrier. This fabric just cracks me up. The little stars are a nice touch too. Available at Fabricworm in turquoise and pink, though these images are from the Hong Kong-based Modes4U who has just the pink version.

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Quarter Report

23 Jan 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Quarter Report is a mini chain of brick & mortar shops in Japan offering its own brand of fabric and textile goods alongside worldwide brands like Almedahls, Boras, Marimekko, Kinnamark, Sanderson, Ljungbergs, and Florence Broadhurst. They have an online shop too. It’s all in Japanese so maybe someone can jump in and tell me more about the fabric specs and if international ordering is possible? The fabrics you see here are by Rieko Oka, Cement Produce, Yuki Onda and Genki Onda, and the Quarter Report in-house studio.

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Echino Fall 2012

15 Jan 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Some lost photos from Quilt Market! How I could let Echino fall through the cracks, I don’t know, but we’re all here together now and that’s what’s important. This season Etsuko Furuya is simultaneously releasing the latest iteration of her nature-themed collection AND more Ni-co, which is the more simple, graphic transportation-and-objects collection. We’re also getting some Decoro home dec prints on linen, oilcloth, and … mostexcitingnewsofquiltmarket, jacquards (that’s a link to ginapina‘s photo)! I’m not sure when those will be out, but I’m sure I’ll sense it, like a loyal dog



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