Vintage Kimono Silk Scarves

Old and historic kimonos from Japan
are recycled and given new life in one-of-a-kind silk scarves.
Lovely old asian designs are pieced together
with new silks that I've hand-dyed.
Each scarf is reversible with contrasting patterns on each side.

I strive in this new work to bring the essence of Wabi Sabi into my creations
by re-using fabrics that would otherwise be unappreciated and discarded.
Revering the fabrics for their age,
their history and their weathered qualities,  cracks and flaws,
gives each scarf  an aesthetic quality of timeless beauty.
That's Wabi Sabi. It is the elegance of restraint, where less is more,

There are entrepreneuer ladies in Japan who search kimono markets for material.
They carefully hand-pick the kimonos apart and sell the fabric.
I'm pleased to purchase fabric from them and support their lives.

I've completed the following  scarves and will post more as I progress.

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 Purple  and rust leaves on one side and rust and gold overall design with red piecing on the other.
Two completly different scarves in one.     55X6   ....   $100

Medium weight textured fabric with an overall design of red twigs and flowers.
It is pieced with red crepe silk. It is faced with a creamy silk and hemp blend.
The hemp blend is soft and smooth and feels good.  54X6   ...   $100

Parallel stripes of brown, tan, green and gold. Earthy colors that are pieced with tan and green silk.
The reverse is an earthy green charmuese. The scarf has a soft feel. The kimono fabric is old and fragile.
I cut around many flaws and some flaws are still there. This scarf must be treated gently with care
to preserve the vintage fabric.     56X6    ...   $100  Sorry Sold

Two black and white scarves. The kimono pieces are stylized japanese designs on a medium weight
textured fabric.  Each is pieced with black  charmuese. One scarf is backed with black charmuese,
and the other is faced  with a silvery fabric that is a blend of hemp and silk. The hemp
is soft and shiny but with more body. It's interesting and I like it.   54X6  ...   $100

Light green, grey, black and white overall floral design pieced with pink and green. One side
is a light green featuring a small crest on each end. It's two scarves in one.
58X6    ...   $100   sorry sold

Mauve and white flowers at each end, painted on a light tan crepe silk,
which has delicate flowere embroidered on it. Pieced both sides with mauve charmuese.  55X6 ...  $100     Sorry Sold
 

Patchwork design in yellow, gold, orange, brown, green, and blue.

Pieced with brown, gold and indigo vintage silks. Looks good on blue denim.
 

        6 X 57  A medium weight crinkly silk ... $100   Sorry Sold

Very sweet. Pale Blue and Pink Blossoms. Lightweight crepe silk. The reverse is a hand-dyed
pale blue silk chiffon.     5 X 54   ...    $100

$100
Peacocks and flowers on indigo crepe silk, backed with hand-dyed blue textured silk.   5 1/2 X 54

Prayer Shawl

Two images from a vintage kimono. Styalized designs outlined  in metallic gold.
They are appliqued at each end of a Thai silk scarf. The scarf is wine colored printed with a black design.
The overall size is 10 and a half by 64 inches with a three inch black fringe.
I call it a prayer shawl because that is how it feels to me.
It could also find good use as an alter cloth, or just a nice wearable scarf. ...  $100  sorry sold

This scene feaures clouds, lakes, mountains, bamboo and flowers.
The front in a textured medium weight fabric and the back is from a kimono lining.
The lining is a soft light weight silk that I dyed tan and rust to match the front.
6 inches by 56   ....   $100  sorry sold

Another scene only this time  lined with a medium weight textured chocolate brown.
6 inches by 53   ....   $100      Sorry Sold

The vintage kimono silk is a medium weight classic floral with lots of green and red with other colors also.
I backed one with handpainted red crepe silk. The other with a light tan. They could be worn
by men or women. I can see Josseph wearing the red scarf this winter. They are very warm.
Each one is   6 X 57 inches.  ...    $100
 

The kimono silk is black on white with blue, coral, green and white flowers.
I backed it with blue raw silk and pieces of coral and black and white.
It is a medium weight scarf which feels soft and comfortable.
6X57 inches.    ...   $100     Sorry Sold
 

The kimono floral is called Tsumugi, a plain weave fabric; characterized by hand twisted
silk filaments made from hatched cocoons; resulting in uneven thickness of yarns.
Produces a pleasant irregular look suitable for casual wear despite its labor intensive technique.
It's lightweight with a soft drape patched and backed with handpainted shantung silk.
One is pieced with mauve and one is pieced with pale yellow. Very summery and stunning.
The predominate color is a deep wine with pink, red, green and yellow.
6X60 inches   ...   $100
 

A silk crepe. Created by a distinctive weaving technique. The threads are twisted
while weaving giving it a very crinkly loosely woven texture. Must simply see and feel to believe.
There are red, green, purple and blue wavey lines on a dark gold background.
This scarf is all one piece.   10 by 58 inches.   ...   $100
SORRY SOLD
 

6 X 59 ... $100

 The color is too red on my monitor. It should be fuschia and mauve, much more pink then it's showing.
The central panel is fuschia on one side and mauve on the other. The back panels are cut from kimono linings.
The linings are silk and they've been taken apart and are sold separately in bulk.
I then wash and iron and pick the threads from the seams. It's very time consuming. After they're
washed, ironed and cut I hand dye them. I have washed and ironed all the kimono pieces that I use.
They are dye-fast and hand-washable but I recommend dry-cleaning to be safe.
The two end panels are from vintage kimonos.

6 X 56 ... wine-red floral is pieced and backed with hand-dyed shantung silk,
which adds texture and body to the scarf. Each blossom is embellished with gold ... $100
 

This is a lovely scarf !    It feels so good !

14 X 60 ... buttery soft white with floral designs woven into the white.
There are floral paintings on each end. Lots of gold etching. Hand rolled hem. . . $100
 

What a difference, but lovely also.

58 X 12  ... butterfly panels on each end. The white butterflies are woven into a loose lightweight weave.
The center panel is a textured silk. So dark a navy that it looks black.
The back side is gray chiffon. Striking when worn with a gray silk top.   ...   $100
 

There is a different pattern on each side of the scarf. It's like having two different scarves.

6 X 59 inches .... Kimono silk combined with my hand-dyed silk ........... $100
SORRY SOLD

Again, one scarf and two different looks
Sorry Sold
    51/2 X 54 inches  ......  Kimono Silk and my hand dyed silk  .......  $100
 

To purchase a scarf contact me by phone or email

Alice Rynear
575-758-1776
aandj@newmex.com

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