New Fabric!! “Mobile”

New Fabric!! “Mobile”

Hello, this is Wami from the Osaka store!


The other day, I went to a DJ event hosted by a friend wearing a yukata!
The DJs were also wearing yukata, and the event was intended to bring everyone together in yukata.
I also wore the yukata I had made this year for the first time!



I used to work at a kimono shop, and I love yukata, so
Not just this year, but every year I order new ones...lol
(And I ended up ordering three of them this year...

It is made by Chikusen, a manufacturer that has been in business since the Edo period, and is a must-have for kimono lovers.
It's a brand I've always admired, but when I found a pattern I liked, I couldn't pass it up 😅

I don't go to many fireworks displays or festivals.
(Actually, the crowds are so intense that I don't feel like getting close to them these days.)
My usual activities are going out for drinks at night or enjoying live shows and events.


Dry Bones also used to make Japanese clothing items, but now they only make obi.
If you have a yukata, please come and visit various places this summer!




Well, information about the new fabric has been released, so let me give you a quick introduction today!


(For more niche information, Dry Bones CEO Sakemaru will be updating his blog next month with a heartfelt message, so look forward to it!)



Fabric “Mobile”


Fabric width 110cm

100% Cotton

Color: BEIGE, PINK, GRAY










This fabric is a faithful reproduction of the "mobile pattern" sold in 1955 by Montgomery Ward , a major American department store .

They sold everything from clothing to sporting goods, furniture, home appliances, and vehicles, but in the 1950s in America, they saw a huge boom in furniture, furnishings, curtains, and other items that came to be known as "home decor."

Curtains were especially popular at the time, and people would order the curtain fabric and make shirts and dresses.

You can use the same pattern for the sofa and curtains in the room, or for tablecloths and bedspreads.

Until the early 1950s, tropical floral and exotic plant patterns were the norm...

From the mid-1950s, "spacious and modern" design flourished alongside the popularity of space development and science fiction, as well as the rise of modern architecture and furniture.

There is a certain romance to the fabrics of that era.


By the way, here is the vintage one.







Dry Bones has reproduced a variety of vintage fabrics in the past.



Fabric "Synapse"



Fabric width 110cm

100% Cotton

Color: GRAY, GREEN, BLACK

A reproduction of a textile pattern that was popular in the 1950s.
The name "synapses" refers to the junction between nerve cells, and this design expresses this in an abstract painting made up of free-flowing lines, colors, surfaces, and volumes.



Fabric "Rectangle Bubble"



Fabric width 108cm

Cotton Rayon

Color: BLACK

"Rectangle Bubble" is a textile pattern that was all the rage in the United States in the 1950s. At the time, many people traveled abroad, and many resort-style fabrics were created so that they could enjoy the exotic tropical atmosphere they saw there at any time in the United States.




Apparently people at the time also ordered curtain fabric to make shirts and dresses, but I also made various things using the fabrics mentioned above (lol).



A full-circle circular skirt...

(I made this with the same pattern but with other fabrics lol)


In one piece...


In a short-sleeved shirt...

Also, this chair, which is available at the Osaka store,

It was reborn as a DIY project based on old items by Tommy the store manager!


I think the most common reason people buy them is to use them in their interior decor.

Curtains, etc. (However, since they are sold as fabric, they are not flame-retardant.)

< It's best to sew it properly with a sewing machine, but you can easily make a simple privacy curtain like this using a tension rod and cafe curtain clips👍



By the way, this mobile pattern will be available as a shirt and shorts set next year!

I'm also thinking about what to make this time.



That's all for today!

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