Japanese Fabric, by Naomi Ito for Kokka.
Naomi Ito is a Japanese designer for Kokka fabrics. Her 2009 Nani Iro collection is this just as lovely as the last. Each piece is like a gorgeous work of art on fabric. Nani Iro has free patterns made up in her fabric ranges, on her website (see links). Price shown is per metre of fabric and can be ordered in any increment with the minimum 0.25m. The designer collection includes:
Double gauze cotton: much lighter than usual quilting fabric, but suitable for bags, clothes, quilting, kimono's, breathes well in heat / humidity, I have also seen this made into tea towels embellished with tape / ribbon;
Cotton linen mix: slightly heavier and suitable for the same purposes plus projects needing a heavier fabric and
Cotton jersey (stretch): wonderful for all clothing, particularly children’s and from which Nani Iro has produced stunning quilts.