Dear Customers,

I'm just back from Japan and, as usual, was sorry to leave their winter snow for our soaring heat. Each trip I am finding it more difficult to source vintage fabrics, especially on the bolt, but I was lucky enough to pick up some lovely fabrics this time. I'm always on the look out for vintage hand woven and dyed indigo cottons and these are becoming even more elusive, especially in reasonable condition. Please read on to learn about our February promotion...

Over the last few days I have put a new product on the KimoYes website. However, as KimoYes subscribers, I am giving you the opportunity to get one of these first and for free. Boro is an ancient "craft" which arose from the need to patch clothing and bedding with cotton patches to extend the life of these necessities in cotton-poor northern Japan.  It is now a popular modern sewing technique.

Vintage boro, or "unintended art" is highly sought by many. If you spend $50 (AUD or equivalent) or more during this promotion, I will send with your order a free beginners Boro Kit to get you started (see photo below). This kit contains 6 x 4 inch squares,  4 x 4 inch squares, 10 metres of ecru sashiko thread, 2 x sashiko needles and a 14 x 14 inch piece of plain blue kimono fabric and sells for $15 on the website. Fabrics are a mixture of blue cottons, both new and vintage. The photo is a sample of the pack and fabrics may vary depending on availability. But hurry, this promotion ends at midnight on Tuesday Feb 12th.

I have just added to our half price and specials fabrics to make way for my recent purchases. There are some real bargains in these categories and they are certainly worth a look. You can see a few of these below...

Our shopfront in Canberra has been restocked since my return from Japan last week. There's lots of new meisen and shibori pieces, some stunning blue and white Japanese hanging bud vases, vintage Japanese jewellery, many $10 fabric packs, noren and hoari. You'll also find the latest fabric bolts on the website on the shelves. We also have a good range of vintage boro fabrics. For every $50 you spend in the shop during this promotion, you can also choose a promotional free boro kit. See a few pics of our shopfront below...

Cheers for now. Keep an eye out for our special Valentine's Day promotion next week. It's bound to be heart warming!  Don't forget that all orders over $50 are shipped free to all worldwide destinations.