Japanese sewing and origami





Today we head off on a family holiday to Japan, so I thought this would be a good time to showcase the 'Japanese' crafting I've done over the years - from Japanese style bags, to fabric and paper origami and some Japanese fabric too! Hope you like them!





This is still one of my most popular tutorials. These bags are fairly easy to make and super cute.  

I also made a few of them from upcycled old nighties:


And I also tried out a giant version of this bag.




Some Fabric Origami Boxes, square and triangular.











A Handibag made with Japanese Fabric. (made using this tutorial)






Paper Origami Flowers I made for a friend's daughter.


And finally what I recently learned about Origami and 



I hope you enjoyed these Japanese themed features!

If you're interested in seeing some pictures from our trip - I shall be posting some on Instagram and my Facebook page - so please do take a look!




4 comments:

  1. When my daughter was young she did origami all the time. It's so much better using fabric,

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    1. Isn't it just Celeste - then it can be kept and will last so much longer than paper!

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  2. I love the bag that's folded over in the front! Have a safe trip!

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