Introducing Nani Iro from Kokka

 

Nani Iro, a delicate lightweight new collection from Kokka, is as soft as a watercolor, but it is far from wishy washy. 

 

These prints are colorful, and complex, from pixelated abstract flowers to brushy polka dots.  Both sweet and sophisticated, Nani Iro compliments garments, accessories, and home decor. 

For some inspired ideas about just what to make with this beautiful new fabric, the Nani Iro website is not to be missed! There are dozens of free patterns on the site, in the form of extensive diagrams with Japanese directions.  Each pattern is a downloadable file that can be enlarged when you print it out.  For more experienced crafters, especially those familiar with Japanese patterns, these projects are entirely approachable even if you don't read Japanese. 

Comments

[Terry]

Thank you for a wonderful!! link - it will make me "need" to order more from purl!

[peanut]

Thanks for the link. The patterns available are fantastic. My husband was learnng to read Japanese in university - these will be a fun project for the both of us.

[MK]

Those look so beautiful. The first one is a little bold for myself, I really like the second swatch. Although the first one is growing on me. I love that orange shade.

[Oiyi]

Thanks for the pattern link! The fabric looks beautiful.

[Silvia]

Today I found your machine and hand quilting tutorial. I read the problem you had with the red color bleeding... When I began to quilt, I had the same problem, but my mother taught me that you can somewhat remedy the damage with this recipe:

In a big pot put 25 leaves of laurel for each littre of boiling water (should be... about 0.264 gallons of water?)

Let it cool a while before puting the damaged cloth in it.

This "laurel tea" will help to remove the bleeding almost completely.

She also told me that boiling silver cutlery instead of laurel you can do the same trick, but who has silver cutlery nowadays?

[jodi]

Ohhh! Joelle I'm so excited that the book is here! Yippee. So much goodness....I'm off to the Purlsoho® (lol) site to check out all of this incredible loveliness.

xoxo
Jodi