Saturday, 25 July 2009

hanabi print tea towel




Screen printed by hand on cotton/linen blend fabric in bone. I even made the tea towel! Now that was a lot of fun. It didn't take long for my teenage memory of sewing to kick in again once I put my hands on a sewing machine. The tea cup in the first pic is one of my favourite pieces from a pottery village called Shigaraki near Kyoto.

 Hanabi means fireworks in Japanese. Thanks to hiki-san for the name suggestion.
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13 comments:

  1. ii-ne-kore25 July 2009 at 14:35

    beautiful! will they be for sale on your etsy too i hope!

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  2. mizu designs25 July 2009 at 15:25

    Thanks so much ii ne :)
    These are prototypes and once I'm really happy with them they will be for sale in my shop.

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  3. pRiyA26 July 2009 at 01:18

    the tea towels are striking and beautiful. the pieces of pottery and pear on them makes for compelling photographs!
    :-)

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  4. Kate Moore26 July 2009 at 15:29

    They look so good all printed up. And you made the teatowels? Impressive.

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  5. Lisa27 July 2009 at 03:20

    hey - they look gorgeous - and congratulations on the sewing machine purchase! found any good vintage patterns yet?

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  6. hiki27 July 2009 at 12:34

    yes! i really think hanabi sounds perfect for this :) I love your cup too!

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  7. Ulrika29 July 2009 at 04:21

    Wonderful pattern, and great name!

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  8. mizu designs29 July 2009 at 19:31

    Thanks to everyone for your lovely comments. It's so heartening. Really.

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  9. Anonymous31 July 2009 at 16:19

    Very beautiful! So happy - so hanabi!

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  10. red bamboo2 August 2009 at 16:06

    Hi there! Just to let you know I have awarded you a One Lovely Blog award. I found you through That Vintage blog by the lovely Sophie. All that is asked is that you pass the award onto 15 blogs you feel deserve it (let them know of course!) and spread the word! For more details, see my blog (www.redbamboohandmadethings.blogspot.com)
    Annie

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  11. Di Jones3 August 2009 at 21:10

    Great job, looks fab. I loved seeing the progress of this pattern to finished product.

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  12. inaluxe11 August 2009 at 18:13

    Kylie, I love your screenprinted tea towel. It's gorgeous.... It's been a while since I've really read any blogs, so I might just get a wriggle on and catch up with more of your posts! Take care.... Kristina.

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  13. Jason30 September 2009 at 18:53

    Hey there,

    I'm interested in using some of that fabric to print on myself down the track. I hope it's okay to ask, if you could share where you purchased it from?

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