工房 – Uenomura Handcrafted Goods

An Yasuko Nikaido, the master seamstress behind An, createsone-of-a-kind bags and accessories with vintage Japanese fabrics. Her pieces arepractical, full of inside pockets and different fastening styles. Incorporatingiconic Japanese patterns and vintage kimono fabric, her unique accessories arefull of subtle character, spanning from sophisticated to retro-pop. While she has always sewn clothes and accessories forherself, she moved back to her hometown of Uenomura later in life to start herown business selling her creations. Much of her inspiration comes from the antiquefabric she works with, including traditional kimono and even old judo fightinguniforms. She travels to neighboring prefectures to find these precioustextiles no longer in production, each with its own character and uniquepattern, and uses them down to the scraps across multiple projects so thatnothing is wasted. She loves making things that she herself would like to use,but she is also always listening for suggestions from customers and studyingnew techniques. Her most recent new endeavors include smartphone cases andtraditional Japanese fabric-mache. She accepts custom orders as well, so don’t hesitate tocontact her through the form below. Comment “There’s so much more that I want to make! I use my sewing to express myself to the fullest.” Craft SewingTextiles Specialty BagsAccessories About Address : 3040 Narahara, Ueno, Tano District, GunmaWeb Site : https://an-clothes.jimdofree.com/ (Japanese only) ≫ Contact an artisan

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