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Showing posts with label Cultural Textiles: SouthEast Asia. Show all posts

kimonoboy




My internet-only shop sells Japanese homespun indigo cotton and hemp folk textiles from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's with an emphasis on boro futon covers, noragi (peasant & farmer’s clothing) and kaya (hemp) mosquito netting.

Questions about old Japanese cotton or hemp textiles are most welcome and I will respond to them the best I can.

I’ve lived in Japan for 14 years and I am very fortunate to be married to Akiko. We live in Fukuoka (Kyushu, Western Japan)  with our very ornery wire haired fox terrier, Hanako.  Please see my site for the details about our life in Japan.

Jim Austin
Fukuoka-shi, Japan


Mission:  We wish to provide an internet presence where people from anywhere in the world can acquire exceptional early Japanese folk textiles directly from us in Japan.




Location:  Fukuoka-shi, Japan
Online shop:  kimonoboy
Languages spoken:  English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese



 Japanese Vintage Boro Textile from kimonoboy





Tags:    Japanese folk textiles, boro, komebukuro, kaya, hemp mosquito netting,  indigo, kasuri, katazome, sakiori, indigo cotton

Dazzling Lanna




Where should I start?  I am not very good at describing myself, but I am trying... I am a simple person with various interests.  I'm fond of art and interior design.  It was always my dream to be an architect but I turned out to be something else :). Indeed, my academic background and what I am doing by selling the bags are totally different. I have degrees in Chemistry and MBA from the university in my hometown, Thailand. But like many other ladies, as far as I know, I love bags. For me it's just a bit different, I love ethnic and tribal inspired ones. And that was how I started  Dazzling Lanna.  

Dazzling Lanna creates bags in small scale but we do wholesale as well. By doing that, we offer a very small initial wholesale of 10 bags to help people get started.

Besides being fond of art and interior design, I love to travel and dream that I could complete all destinations on my wish list. My travel experiences allow me to explore the world and have helped me create good ideas. One of my favorite place is India. I love it in many ways. I believe I will have a lot to share via Dazzling Lanna in the coming future.  
Last but not least, I am an amature photographer, seeing my world through the viewfinder at leelawadeephotography.




Location:  Chiang Mai, Thailand and Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.
Online shop:  dazzlinglanna
Languages spoken: Thai, English, French (minimal)



 
 Bags made with vintage textiles from Thailand by Dazzling Lanna










Tags:   Tribal inspired bags, Ethnic, Bohemian, Hmong Baby Carrier, Miao, Afghan, Mirror Embroidery.

Laos Essential Artistry


www.gotlaos.com


Laos Essential Artistry is a husband and wife business. Peter is an educator in Sacramento and Bai is currently a waitress in a several Thai restaurants in Sacramento.

Mission:  Laos is our passion and we are proud to feature some of the finest in Lao silk textiles and handicrafts. All our textiles are hand-woven or hand-embroidered and reflect artisan excellence, coming from weavers, artists, and galleries where we have taken the time to establish personal, professional and principled relationships.

At Laos Essential Artistry we understand that the quality of a textile is dependent on the structure of the weave and not just the visual appearance of its fibers, and we like to think that all the weavers, artisans and galleries that we represent, “the individual yarns and varying patterns,” are woven together cohesively and meaningfully in a way that provide the opportunity for people to develop a better  understanding and appreciation of these incredibly talented weavers and artisans in Laos.


Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Online Store: Got Laos 
Brick and mortar: Our goal is to eventually open a Thai/Lao Restaurant and gallery where we will be able to exhibit our textiles. Currently if anyone wants to look at any of our textiles give us a call and we'll arrange a time for you to see the textiles. Contact information can be found on our  website.
Languages spoken: Lao and English

 
Handwoven Naga scarves from Laos Essential Artistry












Tags:   Laos, Lao textiles, Hmong textiles, Mien textiles, silk texiles, handwoven, handwoven textiles, Lao paintings, natural dyes, embroidery, weaving

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