Antique Japanese kimono lengths of fabric that is Hand dyed indigo fabric. Given to me nearly 40 years ago? It’s taken me this long to work out how to Get rid of the yellow ageing and bring it back to life . It was made up as a kimono and worn and worn, you can still see the stitch holes were it had been sewn. It is a credit to the spinner, weaver, artist, stamper, and dyer. I hope I get to make these blocks all up so this fabric survives for future generations to enjoy as I have.
Newly washed antique indigo Japanese lengths of fabric having been brought back to its glory after soaking in nappy san . Most of the yellow aging has gone.
Width of this woven cotton fabric is just over 14 inch’s so have cut it in to 14 inch squares so I will have no waste. Cut my back ground the same it’s made of Japanese woven wool . Hand woven fabrics. Fabric would have been stamped with a block print covered with rice paste before dying. This stoped the blue indigo dye from penetrating the fabric after dying it would of been washed till all the rice paste was removed and there was the beautiful design? This fabric is over 100 years old.
The cotton fabric is very thin and frail. So I’ve added a 100% cotton batting and hand quilting it in sashiko or big stitch
Using the wool backing is giving the blocks a nice weight and will be very warm.
Have used a fancy machine stitch to anchor down the turned edges.
Pinned and been hand sashiko quilted.
Sashiko stitch’s showing up at the back.
One block completed now to find time to make up the next 23?!