From The Blog

• Moving Forward in 2018
  5 Mar 2018
  

  As you may be aware, we made the decision last year to close our retail premises. This caused many of our loyal customers to wonder about the future of the Indigo Niche brand heading into 2018, not to mention our product availability. Here’s what you need to know. We now sell exclusively online. I will […]

• Getting Creative With The Lola Girl Sashiko Panel
  19 Jul 2017
  

  The Lola Girl sashiko panel is one of my favourite designs. With its interesting take on the traditional Seven Treasures motif, it got me thinking about how it would look as a runner for my dining room table. After completing the sashiko stitching, I chose a suitable Japanese backing fabric to subtly contrast the design. […]

• Keiko Futatsuya Exhibition
  15 Oct 2016
  

  We’re so very proud to be hosting an exhibition of Sashiko and Boro work by Keiko Futatsuya. It will be happening at the Indigo Niche stand —Stand A11— at the upcoming Adelaide Craft and Quilt Fair, November 3rd to 6th. Along with her company Sashi.co, Keiko Futatsuya works out of the little town of Takayama, […]

• Shibori – A Local Interpretation.
  23 Sep 2015
  

  We recently got in touch with our friend Jane Postle to check out some of her locally-made Shibori. Shibori has never been too far from our thoughts. During our travels through Japan earlier this year, we were very impressed by the Arimatsu Shibori Kaikan, a Shibori museum in Arimatsu, Nagoya. Nowhere else in Japan is there such a central […]