Japanese design with its elegant simplicity and unique style has long been admired and imitated all over the world. Indigo design has been around in Japan since the Edo period (1603-1868) when the ‘lower classes’ were banned from wearing silk and bright colours. With cotton as the only remaining option, indigo dying, known as aizome, made a natural and stylish
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Autumn comes around again and with it the beautiful hues of the season. Our latest sock designs breathe warmth, and glow with dusky shades of ripening Autumn fruit, turning leaves and fading flowers. Unusual textures and tones are a feature of many new lines with their subtle gradients and colour combinations. Flower garden, wild meadow and blousy blooms shimmer plum,
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New mask designs are now in stock and we have some lovely prints which will brighten up the darkening days as we head into the winter months. This selection invites the imagination to be transported to foreign parts and the mind to wander in wistful contemplation of ventures past . Blue and white ‘china blue meadow’ and ‘French blue fern’
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