All of our silk is from Japan and was hand selected.
Some was acquired in rolls (in the standard Japanese width of 14 inches and up to 12
yards in length) which is just enough to make one kimono but never cut into a kimono.
Other pieces come from kimono we took apart, a process that takes up to
2.5 hours.. These pieces were ironed and all the little threads were removed
by tweezers, another very time consuming and process. Those pieces of
the standard 14 inch width were either rolled or cut up futher to join the narrow pieces
that end up in our exclusive SILK PACKS.
Because of the limited quantity of each
pattern, it is impossible to send swatches of the hundreds of rolls of silk in
our inventory. For a close-up look at our textiles, please see
us at one of the other shows where we have a booth.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NOW A SECOND PAGE OF SILK
YARDAGE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. Both this page and
the next page have thumbnails - if you click on the picture, you will see a larger image.
The following silk yardage is a tiny sampling of some
of the Japanese silks that we offer. Please note that some of the fabric is in
pieces. This means that we have taken that material from a kimono. It is in
excellent condition - no stains, holes, tears, rips, etc. Some of the photos might
look a bit blurry. Some is due to the very cheap camera we are using. Also, it
could be attributed to the particular silk being ikat. Now silk is ususally woven
and then dyed to get the design. With ikat, the threads are dyed and then woven to
make the design. This results in a wonderful pattern that is more subtle than the
usual dying method.
Panel 1: each panel is 26 inches long.
White silk habati with multicolor images of children dressed in festival costume.
These figures are images of "Gosho" dolls, popular in Japanese history.
This silk has never been processed into a kimono so the panels must be cut from the
original roll. Cost per panel is $20.
Silk 2: Price $18/yard. 9.33 yards
remain. An ikat silk suitable for jackets or skirts of a faille-like weave, woven
with red and grey thead to create the diagonal stripe. All for $150
Silk 3: $18/yd. Silk crepe
("cherimin"). White peonies with blue shading and green leaves on olive
green background. Pieces remaining are: 1.625yd for
$29 and 1.625yd for $29. All for $50
Silk 4:
SOLD OUT
Silk 5: Price $12/yd - black silk crepe
de-chine jacquard with design of orange and green flowers. Remaining are:
1yd 23 in for $19, 1 yd 20 in for $18, 1/2ydr
$6, 20 in for $6.50 and 20 in for $6.50. All for
$50
Silk 7: Price $18/yard. Light
green leaves on silver background. Remaining are pieces measuring 1+yd
for $18, 1+yd for $18, 1+yd for
$18, 1.66 yds for $30 and 1.66 yds for
$30. All for $105
Silk 10: $25/yd. Bengatta (done only
on island of Okinawa), silk crepe (cherimin), stencil design. Remaining
are: 8.5 yds. All for $200
Silk 11: $16/yd. Oshima Island silk
print. Remaining are 5 yds and 32 inches. All for $80
Silk 12: Price $15/yard. Black silk ikat with
sguares woven in with white and red threads creating a geometric
pattern. Remaining are pieces measuring
1.66 yd for $25 and 1.66
yards for $25. All for $45
Silk 13: Price $15/yard. Royal blue silk ikat
with woven pattern of flowers , squares and circles.. Remaining are pieces
measuring 1.33 yd for $20, 1.625 yd
for $24, 1.625 yd for $24, and
1.625 yd for $24. All for $80
Silk 14:
SOLD OUT
Silk 16: Price $15/yard.
SOLD OUT
Silk 18: Price $15/yard. Purple silk ikat with
woven pattern of branches in white, red and light green. Remaining are
1&1/6 yd for $17.50, 1.625 yds for $24.25, 1.66 yds for
$25 and 1.66 yards yds for
$25. All for $80
Silk 19: $16/yd. Oshima woven silk
design. Remaining are 12 yards. All for $180
Silk 20: Price . $16/yd.
Kyoto wool and silk blend. Stencil design. Remaining are 9 yd and
34 inches. All for $130
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