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textiles
   dyes
Aobana (Blue Flower)

Bingata Story
Bingata: Pigments
Bingata: Sparrows and Bamboo
Oborobingata

Pigments on Metallic Weaves

Chuusen 1 (Tenugui)
Chuusen 2

What Does Tsujigahana mean?
Beauty of Tsujigahana
Tsujigahana - Real or Fake?
Creating the Tsujigahana “Look”

Fresh-Leaf Indigo Clamp Resist
Fresh-Leaf Indigo Magic!
Cold, Fresh-Leaf Indigo Vat Dyeing
What is Indigo?
Shibori Landscape
Rokutani Baiken

Our Friend the Bagworm
Minomushi Works of Textile Art
Fried Minomushi - Yumm!

Tenugui

   weaves
Boys Day Battle-Theme Haori
Karami-ori 1
Karami-ori 2
Kinran
Kinran Gauze
Tategasuri


john’s art 
Sparrows and Bamboo
Holy Cow, Pigments on Gold
Shouki Banner
Jimbaori
Kintarou and JanKenPo
Treasure Ship and Peonies
Felicitations Quilt
Gossamer Textiles
Fish Tree-of-Life


   people who have influenced John
Matsuyo Hayashi








cultural topics
Battle Theme Haori
Noboribata 1
Noboribata 2
Kintarou
Momotarou 1
Momotarou 2
Shouki
Temari
Kimono Care 1
Kimono Care 2





list of publications
Make Your Own Japanese Clothes
Salvation through Soy
Singing the Blues (paperback)
Dyeing With Fresh-Leaf Indigo
  (limited edition)
A Collector’s Guide:  INDIGO
A Field Guide to Japanese Textiles
Japanese ColorWays
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