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Catalog Index
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Bulk
Vintage Kimono By-Pound Packages
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Japanese
Kimono Fabrics
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Quilters'
Start Page
- Interior
Decorators'
Start Page
- Web
Catalog Start Page
- Ceremonial
& Wedding Kimono
- Japanese
Kimono by Piece (haori, hakama,etc)
- Kimono
Accessories
- Kimono
Sashes (Obi), Tapestries, Tablerunners, Hangings,(Vintage/Antique)
- Antique
Japanese Textiles:
Garments & full items in Kasuri, Katazome, Sashiko,Tsutsugaki,
Sakiori, Indigo Blue &tc
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The Purple Book
We
are Yoko Trading, a web-based family business offering bulk
vintage kimono by-pound, vintage Japanese
fabrics in lots, yards, bolts/rolls and pieces and much more since
1989.
As
for the owner, Yoko Lewis has been in business since 1989, and on-line since 1998 . We have an office in
southern Japan as well as our main office in Pennsylvania; we ship from
the USA office.Yoko is third generation of a family in Japan which has
been dealing in Japanese arts and antiques since the late 1800s'. Her
full story is here.
This
page is just for our quilters: We've not done an in depth analysis
but we believe that the majority of our customers are quilters. Our
most popular product -- bulk kimono
fabric by the pound -- is indeed bought by many quilters, both individuals
and groups who combine to place an order.
As
a convenience to our quilters we have placed handy links in one
place -- the areas of our site which we believe to be of interest to
quilters in particular, below:
Quilters'
Handy Links:
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- Quilting
Fabric -- Vintage Japanese Fabric pieces:
The use of vintage Japanese kimonos for quilting fabric is on the rise.
These sections of our site show the pieces we have which may go well
with your next quilting pattern or project.There are several sections
here, just follow your interest and click the links to get to each section.
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Answers
to FAQ about Vintage Kimono in general.
(Note there is a link at end of this section of our site which continues
on to more FAQ about vintage kimono)
- Quilters' On-line
(and other) resources: We've been blessed with generous customers
and visitors who often pass along info and sites to us for sharing on
the site. There are some splendid portals and resources in our 'E-Neighborhood',
as well as links to books of interest to quilters, in our Good
Links page.(A note: We do not put just anything in this section,
preferring to only put quality links truly relevant to the themes of
our site -- and therefore of interest to many of our visitors.)
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Testimonials:
We strongly believe that one good testimonial (unsolicited) is worth
more than 1000 words of our best advertising copy. We also find that
the passion of quilters and fabric enthusiasts is such that the ways
in which they give us testimonials also help newcomers decide whether
or not to trust us or give something a try. Please read them HERE.
We therefore welcome you to our site. If you have any ideas, criticism
or merely want to discuss something with us, please see our contact
info page or send an email via our web
mail form . We are always learning from our customers and
visitors and enjoy meeting and talking with them. We hope you enjoy
your visit to yokodana.com
Yoko Lewis
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