Wiksten unfolding jacket

Diana on Instagram: “The kimono jacket #wikstenhaori made out of a picknick blanket from @sostrenegrene. Because of the pre-quilted fabric the jacket was a…”

Good morning, everyone! I started this post a couple of weeks ago while I was waiting in the airport, and I’m just now finding time to revisit (naturally, while in the airport AGAIN. Yes, cla…

Note: I’ve been paying attention to the current conversations happening on social media about cultural appropriation and violence towards Asian communities. Since making this garment my unders…

I have to say up front that I had a lot of reservations about this while I was making it. It’s not a usual shape for me, any kimono sleeved things I’ve made recently have been very Not Good on me, and I’d heard that it’s quite an oversized pattern. But while I took the photos for this post, it…

I have to say up front that I had a lot of reservations about this while I was making it. It’s not a usual shape for me, any kimono sleeved things I’ve made recently have been very Not Good on me, and I’d heard that it’s quite an oversized pattern. But while I took the photos for this post, it…

Every once in a while a new indie pattern comes along that can blow minds - the Wiksten Kimono Jacket is that one for me right now. A...

I am a fast. It’s what has allowed me to have a handmade business all these years: my speed. I can make multiples efficently, I get excited to share them, and then, inevitably, I get a little burnt out on the repetitive cycle of making the same thing over and over again. The fact that I cannot g