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Blog: Vintage Japanese Kimono Culture News

Changes to Bulk Vintage Japanese Kimono Bundles -- Some Now Members-Only

May 17, 2024 Yoko Lewis

  Changes to Bulk Vintage Japanese Kimono Bundles on yokodana.com:1. INVENTORY/STORE UPDATES, May 17, 2024: Added the following bulk kimono packages and filling back-orders - 110-A: 'A' Package 10lbs kimonos 110-B: 'B' Package  10lbs kimonos 110-C: 'C' Package  10lbs Kimonos Cutters 110-KPCS3: 3Lbs Special Silk Antique-Vintage Pieces 110-HAORI5: Lot of 5 Haori List of all bulk kimono packages HERE. 2. CHANGES TO ROUTINELY OFFERED BULK KIMONO BUNDLES -- ARCHIVES - MEMBERS-ONLY; To learn about recent changes in what packages we now offer, please select 'ARCHIVES' BANNER BELOW:


Inspiring Quilt from YokoDana Kimono’s Upcycled Vintage Japanese Fabrics: Jane’s Story

April 06, 2024 Yoko Lewis

 April 6, 2024: Note from Yoko:One of our cherished customers, who's been with us for quite some time, recently shared a touching story about her journey with our vintage Japanese kimonos and fabrics. It's truly heartening to learn how these traditional textiles we offer have been repurposed by a talented textile artist/quilter, turning the fabrics into not just functional pieces, but also artistic symbols of kindness and comfort during difficult times. We are thankful to Jane for allowing us to share this here below. But Jane's experience isn't the only one like this that we've heard; in the past, when...


John Marshall Conversation about Arai Hari Traditional Kimono Cleaning

December 26, 2023 Yoko Lewis

We have recovered an archive page with information from JohnMarshall.to, as a convenience. John is rebuilding this information page and we link/refer (but now as 404) to it in many of our pages, so until the updated page about kimono care and cleaning on johnmarshall.to website is completed, we leave this as a courtesy, please select image below: Wayback Machine Archive Page (original file source was on johnmarshall.to: H-conversations015a.htm )


Suiseki "Water-Stone" Japanese Art Stones Paired with Vintage Kimono Silks: New Showcase

December 06, 2023 Yoko Lewis

Suiseki "Water-Stone" Japanese Art Stones Paired with Vintage Kimono Silks: New Showcase


Let Me Count The Ways: Another Creative Use of Vintage Kimono Fabrics of YokoDana Kimono

February 09, 2023 Yoko Lewis

 A Note from Yoko:  We love it when customers send us emails and pictures of what they have made from what they've purchased on yokodana.com, or, how they've used it in some activity, or, as part of interior decoration of their home or business. In fact,  there are so many of these special and creative uses that we have built a growing list of the many ways that our vintage Japanese Kimonos & fabrics are used or worn by our customers; you can see the list in one of our FAQ pages HERE. We thank Judy for sharing this with us here....