Yesterday I noticed that some of the trees here are changing color. I’m not ready for summer to leave yet! It’s been a cool summer in the Pacific Northwest. But autumn’s colors will be nice, too. Especially when they look like this. The swing bucket bag is a limited edition in this fabric. I especially [...]
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batik needle cases
Posted in Heritage Textiles, fabric, needle cases on Sep 1st, 2010
I’ve been looking at the batik needle cases in the warehouse. This is the green butterfly batik case. And this is the blue and natural batik case. (Yes, I like to take pictures on my piano, because the white balance for pictures is perfect!) I saw some of the tools used to make batik fabric [...]
A-Luoi
Posted in Heritage Textiles, bags, fabric on Aug 12th, 2010
This is our A-Luoi tool case. The fabric is woven by women in the A-Luoi tribe in the central highlands of Vietnam, a 3 hour drive from the old capital city of Hue. Sharon met some of the weavers at a TrAIDe fair sponsored by the French government, and loved the intricate patterns in their [...]
Handpainted silk needlecases
Posted in fabric on Jul 29th, 2010
Lantern Moon is offering a very special version of the silk needle case. The raw silk fabric is handpainted in small batches in Danang, Vietnam. They’re quite elegant. They come in two colorways, aqua and orange. Due to the nature of hand crafting, each case will be a little different, reflecting the artisan painter. The [...]
Sapa, in development
Posted in Heritage Textiles, bags, fabric on Jul 22nd, 2010
Sharon brought this prototype of a Sapa bag to the Tigard Knitting Guild meeting. It’s a large, roomy bag. I love the appliqué and tiny cross-stitches. Sapa is town in a mountainous area in the northern part of Vietnam. The handwork on this bag is representative of the textiles unique to this region. These handwork [...]
Tigard Knitting Guild
Posted in events, fabric, fiber baskets, knit on Jul 20th, 2010
Sharon spoke last week at the Tigard Knitting Guild’s monthly meeting. She shared the story of how Lantern Moon began nearly seven years ago, and how we develop our products (more on this in upcoming posts). Cathy and I went along to help out. We brought some new products to look at, some popular products [...]