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Our kits have been designed around our different cottons and silks.
Each kit shows off the fabric in a sympathetic and attractive way.

Aoyama Blue Mountains

Wall Hanging

Kit £29.50
NOW £24.50

needle turn appliqué over simple shapes cut from interfacing.

An elegant wallhanging designed to show off the beauty of traditional Japanese shijira indigo cotton. Shijira is a speciality fabric from Tokushima on the island of Shikoku in the Inland Sea of Japan where the growing of indigo has a long history. In Japan shijira cotton is often used to make unlined, cool, summer kimono (yukata).

Contents:
all fabric for quilt top
interfacing
templates & full size layout
instructions

You supply:
wadding and backing fabric

finished size approx. 55 x 40cm (22 x 16in)
fabric patterns may vary

English instructions © Euro Japan Links Ltd 2006
aoyama design© Misako Kamogawa 2006

Half Hexagon Cushion Cover

Cushion Panel

Kit £16.00
NOW £13.00

shijira indigo dyed cotton

Moonlight

Wall Hanging or Cushion Panel

Kit £14.00
NOW
£11.50

shijira indigo dyed cotton

Kit contains:
Japanese Shijira cottons
Japanese sakizome cotton for borders and backing
Template sheet
Instructions

You supply:
Light weight wadding - optional

Each kit may be a little different
as fabrics come and go

Size:40 cm sq
16 in sq

Kit contains:

all fabric to make quilt top
sashiko thread
paper template
instructions
ENGLISH OR FRENCH

You supply:

wadding
backing cotton

size approx; 39cm/15 1/2in sq

fabric may vary

Takara

Cushion Cover

Kit £18.00
NOW
£15.00

patchwork and
appliqué

Five Little Kimono

Kit £16.00
NOW £13.00

Foundation piecing

Kit contains:

25(10cm sq) Japanese cottons
contrast cotton for front and back panels
instructions

You supply:
thread for either hand or machine quilting
low loft wadding and a piece of cotton for lining the front panel

If bonding the circles rather than hand appliqué you will need bonding paper ie steam a seam

fabric patterns will vary with each cushion

size approx; 44cm/17in sq

Kit contains:
Japanese cottons for kimono
Plain cotton for front and binding
Template sheets and instructions

You supply:
Backing cotton
Light weight wadding

Colours and patterns may vary

Size: 81/2in x33in
22cm x 85cm

Koten

Wall Hanging
or Cushion Panel

Kit £16.00
NOW
£13.00

The blue cottons are printed reproductions of classic indigo country designs.

Japanese Boxes

Cushion Cover

Kit £19.00
NOW £16.00

kit contains:

Japanese cottons for front and backing
templates
instructions in
ENGLISH OR FRENCH

patterns may vary from those pictured.

40cm / 16in square

an elegant and unusual cushion.

kit contains:
black and grey traditional tsumugi cotton for front and back of cushion
a selection of squares of Japanese patterns for the centres
templates
instructions in ENGLISH OR FRENCH

if making a wall hanging rather than a cushion you need to supply wadding.

finished size approx. 45cm sq (17in )

patterns and colours of centres will vary

Maru Circle Purse Kit	£10.00 NOW £8.00		bias tape colourways
		Japanese fabric pieces Japanese bias binding 16 cm ball end zip variegated sashiko thread Japanese cotton for lining instructions You supply: low loft wadding kits will vary and fabric sent will be pot luck but please choose the bias binding you prefer and tell us if you would like blue or brown/rust tones A blues B browns diameter 5 1/2in (14cm)	A
			B
			C
			D
			bias can also be bought separately (20mm) £2.00/metre

Momiji Japanese Maple

Kit £15.00
NOW £13.00

Umi The Sea

Kit £15.00
NOW £13.00

Inspired by Japanese kakejiku hanging scrolls.
Fabrics are bonded to the background

Kit contains:
Japanese tsumugi cotton for background and borders
Sashiko thread and needle
Leaf and cloud shapes
Steam-A-Seam2 lite bonding paper
Instructions
Dowels and string

You supply:
Backing fabric
erasable marking pen or a white pencil

fabrics may vary
size 26 x 8ins
66 x 20cm

dowels are included with the kit

Inspired by Japanese kakejiku hanging scrolls. Fabrics are bonded to the background

Kit contains:
Japanese sakizome cotton for background
Japanese tsumugi cotton for borders
Japanese cottons for fish
Sashiko threads and needle
Fish shapes
Steam-A-Seam2 lite bonding paper
Instructions
Dowels and string

You supply:
Backing fabric
Erasable marking pen or coloured pencil (optional)

fabrics & threads may vary
size 25 x 61/2ins
63 x 16.5cm

dowels are included with the kit

Kinchaku Drawstring Bag	Kit £12.50 NOW £10.00	Needle case - kimono silk		Kit £8.00
	Strips of indigo dyed shijira cotton add elegance to this easy draw string bag made from two traditional Japanese fabrics, tsumugi and shijira kit contains: tsumugi cotton 16 pieces of shijira cord instructions size 25X19cm (10X7 1/2in) colours and patterns supplied may differ			kimono silk makes this easy projet special Kit contents: Japanese Kimono silk Japanese woven cotton for lining Iron on interfacing Felt and velcro Template and instructions 3in/ 7.6cm sq
		A	B
	Kit A burgundy Kit B blue			new colours will be added from time to time pins etc not included
		C shibori silk	D

Japanese Folded Patchwork Pot 4 inch	Kit £10.00 NOW £8.00	Colourway A	Colourway B


		Take your folded patchwork a step further using 3 fabrics - easy to make Contents: Japanese cottons wadding instructions Colourways available at the moment are shown above. Patterns on the dark blue fabric may vary.

Sashiko thread	Code	Length	Colour	£ sterling
	ST201	20m	bright white	£1.20
	ST202	20m	cream	£1.20
	ST101	100m	white	£5.00
	ST102	100m	cream	£5.00