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Chusen-dyed cotton panels by Sanae Naito of Tokyo, Japan
japan via instagram
Japanese yukata cottons hand-dyed with geometric patterns in the Okan Arts inventory
decoding japanese geometrics
stitch & flip 2.0
stitch & flip 2.0
crafty magic-making
crafty magic-making
crazy-fun free motion quilting
crazy-fun free motion quilting
Sewing Machine Needle Smarts, a blog post by Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts
sewing machine needle smarts
Lush hand-dyed flowers on vintage Japanese yukata cotton
japanese floral motifs
Artisan jewelry at Danaca Design Gallery inspired by vintage Japanese yukata cottons supplied by Okan Arts
yukata jewelry show 2022
Centrum Quilt made with yukata cotton (vintage Japanese textile) and curved line insertions. This is student work from a workshop taught by Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts.
speaking insert-ease
The sewing studio of Patricia Belyea
a few of my favorite things
Maverick Big Stitch Quilting with Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts
maverick big stitch quilting
a coat fit for a queen
a coat fit for a queen
Detail, back of Colors of Chloe Quilt by Patricia Belyea
colors of chloe quilt
Indigo blossoms at Okan Arts Farm
indigo seed saga
Mt. Oyama Quilt
oyama pilgrimage quilt
Trees and Flowers of the Four Seasons screen from the Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art
hatakeyama collection in kyoto
Freshly harvested blocks of indigo pigment at Okan Arts Farm
indigo :: blue gold
Frontier Living with Patricia Belyea
frontier living
soaring high with complex curves
soaring high with complex curves
Indiglow, a king-sized quilt by Patricia Belyea made with Japanese yukata cottons
indiglow quilt
Fresh-leaf indigo dyeing at Okan Arts
fresh-leaf indigo dyeing