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Comment by Bev Bunker on August 20, 2010 at 22:36

Does anyone know how to clean the silk? I have spots and some stain (to complicated to discuss how they got there) on quite a bit of my "bouquet from the heart of Japan" piece. I tried to clean them with a bit of Zero Woolite then clear water, and both made they bigger. Can I clean the piece when I'm finished (almost there) with a mild soak in some water and Woolite? I will probably have to restretch the piece to let it dry. Please let me know if anyone has had this problem. Thanks.

Comment by Carol-Anne on July 28, 2010 at 8:45

Jane wins the prize for discovering my deliberate mistake, no link :-)

Of course, you could have gone to Ichiroya and picked one of hundreds of stunning Haoris but the one I was referring to is here.

Comment by Carol-Anne on July 27, 2010 at 16:22

OK, there is no embroidery on this one, it is definitely woven but, wow, it is stunning. But what I can't understand is why that beauty and incredicle skill in hidden away on the inside!

Comment by Carol-Anne on July 26, 2010 at 15:27

Hi Kay, I just saw Mary's blog about Rhode's embroidery. It never ceases to amaze me how these things come together at the same time. I call it the 'collective subconcionus'. The two techniques are very similar but reading Mary's detailed description and reviewing the close ups on Ichiroya, I don't think these are the same technique.

The close ups on Ichiroya suggest that there is no bunching of the remaining threads, which leads me to think that some threads have been withdrawn. Mary's description suggests that no threads are 'withdrawn' but the spaces are created by 'drawing' the threads together with a firm stitching thread.

Comment by Kay Stanis on July 26, 2010 at 14:18

I was thinking about what Nancy said about the haori and this came up on Mary Corbert's site today:http://www.needlenthread.com/2010/07/rhodes-embroidery.html

It must be in the either.

Comment by Carol-Anne on July 26, 2010 at 9:28

Hi Sharon, I am also learning Japanese bead embroidery and I too love it. I have completed Phases I and II. There are some pictures in my gallery here and on my blog (click on the Japanese bead embroidery label to save searching through everything. There are a few of my Phase III in progress but I have not finished that one yet.
There are photos of all the phases and special classes on the JEC website, link can be found on this page. Mary Alice has pictures of her own designs as well as the JEC designs she has completed on Blue Bonnet Studio and there are a few more completed JEC bags here.

Comment by Sandy Gunther on July 26, 2010 at 9:21

You could be right, however, I have done this technique on loom before. It's a lot of work to weave, then draw threads and sew, when you can weave and sew. Of course we all know how the Japanese like those "lot of work" projects.

Comment by Sharon Serrano Ahmed on July 26, 2010 at 8:38

I am in the middle of taking some amazing Japanese Bead embroidery classes at the JEC here in Atlanta. I am only working on Phase One and Phase Two beaded projects but LOVE it. I was wondering if anyone has pictures online of any of the advanced purse projects that they have done. I would love to drool over them!
Sharon

Comment by Nancy on July 26, 2010 at 5:11

I agree with Carol-Anne and disagree with Sandy. If you scroll down and look at some of the close-up images of the fabric, you can see where threads have been withdrawn and also see the stitching threads holding the groups of remaining fabric threads together (rather like the grid foundation in Schwalm embroidery, but not pulled as tight). Also, the grid stops around the design on the Haori and the fabric is left intact.

Comment by Sandy Gunther on July 24, 2010 at 19:31

I do not think this is drawn work. This Haori is handwoven and this is a weaving technique.

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