"Bloom" - available in the shop
Junko Onishi's designs are bold and contemporary with strong vivid colors and large patterns, but the details - pinwheel like blooms, plump colorful polka dots , hints of metallic among brick - give her fabrics a subtle playfulness.
"Koyuki" - available in the shop
Ms. Onishi first began designing handicrafts while working at antique furniture shop, and then decided to sell them when they became popular. In addition to her original line of fabrics, the 'en plus de' collection, Ms. Onishi, also designs accessories and gives classes on handbag construction.
She often utilizes
antique elements, such as lace or beads, side by side with contemporary
patterns in her own pieces, and encourages people to discover how a flat pattern can take
on new life when used in an unusual construction, such as in a handbag or
patchwork piece.
Her own blog has several nice pictures of her fabrics in use; such as this sewing machine cover: link, and little girls dress: link.
This year is the 5th anniversary of Junko Onishi's en plus de collection, and this year she has released a series full of rich beautiful tones in several different weights of cloth appropriate for a variety of projects, from home decor to apparel. 3 of these designs, 'bloom', 'koyuki' and 'peony' are in the shop now. Discover them for yourself.
Junko Onishi's website (in Japanese): link
Cool new blog! Found your site through Whip-Up. I'm glad you carry several Japanese craft books, and I hope you can start carrying more fabrics...like the cute little prints!!! I'll be back!
Posted by: Lauri | June 26, 2007 at 07:49 PM
Thanks for such an informative post on Junko Onishi. I recently used some of her fabric on a project but didn't know anything about her or her designs. LOVED the sewing machine cover.
Posted by: kathy | August 16, 2007 at 08:26 PM
I love these fabrics, it is really very wonderful designed. Thanks alot for sharing.
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The lighter the stain, the more prominent the natural characteristics. A white stain shows the most variation from board to board.
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