The botanical balls
By taking inspiration from nature and in particular various trees, flowers, lichen and moss, Emi creates her own handmade kaleidoscopes using dried flowers and leaves which inspire an endless variety of patterns. The result is an intertwine of traditional techniques gathered from her own heritage in Japan and skills acquired from European lace making.
The pieces within this collection are composed of two different types of fine silk yarns and one type of Kibiso yarn. This collection was made for the "Selvedge Magazine" in London.
doki bag
This one-off bag are made by smalls cuts and bits of fabric left from my other creations. Inspired by the shape of ancient Japanese pottery (Doki), Emi has created the unique shape of this bag by putting together the small pieces of fabric with thousands of stitches. She has also added prints based on her drawings used to design her collection of botanical balls using a Japanese traditional print technique called Katazome.
Materials; vintage Japanese cotton for kimono, vintage French cotton, vintage French linen, handwoven Slovenian linen, handwoven Romanian linen, handwoven kibiso silk and others.
Hand dip-dye with indigo dyes.
Shibori
Emi works with the traditional Japanese technique of shibori tie-dye, using indigo vats. She hand-stitches fabric with sashiko needles to create intricate shapes and patterns, gathering the material tightly before dyeing it in indigo.
Emi regularly delivers shibori workshops, sharing her knowledge and passion for this heritage craft.
Katazome
Katazome is a traditional Japanese resist‑dyeing technique that uses rice‑paste glue to create intricate stencil‑based patterns.
Emi works with both traditional hand‑cut stencils and modern screen‑printing methods, combining contemporary approaches with the traditional rice‑paste recipe to create her designs.
She also regularly delivers Katazome workshops, sharing her knowledge and passion for this heritage craft.
