We sell bundles of Kimono Fabric from vintage Kimonos, for people who do quilting or textile art.

A bundle of Silk Kimono fabric consists of ten pieces of mostly silk kimono textiles, in pieces sized approximately 6-7" wide by 9-12" long. Our Kimono Silk bundles are taken from Vintage Silk Kimonos and have a little bit of everything in them. They make also include some beautiful synthetics mixed in with the silks. These fabric bundles are almost always available for purchase.

We also have bundles of Stenciled Kimono cotton, and Indigo Ikat Kimono cotton. The indigo tones tend to be muted and refined, rather than bright, and because they are dyed from real indigo should be washed separately.

Japanese Indigo Ikat Kimono textiles are extremely labor intensive. Most of them are old indigo textiles that were dyed 40 to 70 years ago. At that time most indigo was dyed between 20 and 40 times, producing a color that was fast, and would never fade away; only turn more lovely with washing, and exposure to sunlight. Nowadays, real Japanese Indigo is becoming harder and harder to find. Contemporary Indigo is only dyed 12 times, and it's still considered so labor intensive that few people are interested in learning how to do it. Because Japanese Indigo dyeing is a fading art, most of the Indigo pieces we sell are Collector's Items.

If you are visiting our store we also have a limited selection of Kimono Fabric by the yard, usually about $20 per yard, or more for more expensive silks. (Bear in mind, most Kimono silk is only 13" wide.) We also sell collectible Indigo textiles, some by the piece, and some by the yard. We invite you to visit us in our store, and see our unique collection!

We also carry a wonderful selection of Indigo-dyed "Mompe" pants and "Hippari" jackets. These are vintage textiles that were worn by farmers 30 to 40 years ago, to plant rice in the rice paddies. They are wonderful pieces of light-weight, indigo dyed clothing, and fun to wear in the summer! We also have a limited selection of 60 to 70 years old "Hanten" festival jackets, many of which are Collector's Items.

The textiles used in Kimonos are some of the finest, most labor-intensive textiles in the world - the silk is often hand-woven, hand-dyed, hand-painted, hand-embroidered, or hand-done shibori tie-dye, and almost every kimono is hand-sewn. Every kimono is one-of-a-kind, and when brand new they can cost thousands of dollars each. Our vintage silk Kimonos are 30 to 60 years old, so aren't quite that expensive - still the kimonos we sell can range from $50 to $300, or more! Many of them are collector's items! We look forward to filling your order!