This weekend I visited a truly amazing Japanese restuarant in London, where the second thing I found myself marveling at (after the food!) was the beautifully decorated menu booklets we were given to browse.
Each menu was covered in a different fabric, which had then been laminated and bound. There were tradtional, floral and abstract designs, kimono silks and crepes as well as more 'cutesy' cats and other characters. Determined to get my hands on some of these prints to make stationery of my own, I soon got googling to find out where these wonderful materials can be found.
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I was delighted to see that The Crafty Crow had linked to a really well-stocked Japanese fabric store This and That from Japan, that's online here. This is a good place to go for the more 'kawaii' end of Japanese prints.
if you're looking for something more traditional, Fabric Tales has some wonderful silk and crepe fabrics printed with glorious patterns: just check out the selection here.
Another great 'kawaii' fabric stockist is Sakura Fabrics on Etsy. Go here for your 'retro adorable hedgehogs', bambi deer and the like.
