We've been following the images of this group, Japan Inside (actually http://japaninsides.com ) as they have some excellent and different posts of all sorts of Japanese cultural scenes -- old traditional and new -- on Facebook and elsewhere:  which is where we found this handy chart for our kitsuke fans (kimono-wearers):  For more detailed experts' definition of terms, and read about all things Kimono and Geisha, check out Immortal Geisha (Once on our FAQ page about Immortal Geisha HERE, just scroll down a page to see their Forum, Wiki and Facebook links).

 We love the pictures we get from Donna Wanderlust (doubtfully her real name :} ) who does textile tours in SouthEast Asia and just want to share them with our visitors, most of whom are in love with ethnic textiles as we are. We don't get anything for posting this, we just love the fascinating textile pictures that Donna takes wherever her travel takes her. Last year it was Japan, and we talked about that here in this blog at that time. Here's the latest from Jan.9, 2018: http://bit.ly/vietnam-textile-tourJan-2018 Textile Tribes of Vietnam: The Ha Nhi’s Traditional Textiles & Rapunzel-esque...

We just learned from a Facebook visitor that our phone number +1-302-353-4506 was inoperative. In checking it we see that after our provider did a software update that the entire voicemail system was changed so no messages could be received for some time. So, our apologies to all those who've been trying to call us for the last few weeks -- or longer! =:O  .

Just posted (September 22, 2017) to our Fabrics-by-pieces/yard Collections: Click-Push pictures below to see each fabric --> To see what other vintage Japanese fabrics we offerPlease click-pushHERE.          

We appreciate the shout-out but the page they're talking about has moved: Special YokoDana Kimono's Dedicated Page for Quilters is HERE.