We recently got some beautiful Kokka fabrics, with original dotted designs, (Kokka being one of our Japanese textile providers). Since then, we have been wanting to write a post about these most classy and versatile fabric patterns that never seem to go out of fashion for too long. Yes, you guessed right! We are talking about patterns with dots, stripes and checkered designs, although this time we will just focus on the first type. After all, there is more than enough variety in our dotted fabrics’ section to make image selection for this post a pleasantly difficult task!
Are you wondering what inspired us to write about dots this time? Rain, of course! In many parts of the world, rain is one of the basic elements of spring, together with early blooming flowers, sweet feelings of renewal etc. We love hearing the sound of peaceful rain on window panes, and also watching the patterns that it makes on surfaces…so there you have it, spring rain is our pretext to celebrating kawaii designs inspired by rainfall, mostly those with drops and dots.
Check out below some of the pictures we have selected around this fresh theme, and do not hesitate to share here which are your favorites. You can also tell us what you like best about spring rain: maybe the earthy scent after rainfall? For all curious minds out there who may not yet know it, that particular scent is called petrichor…isn’t that a funny name? Or perhaps you most enjoy being able to breathe in such clean and fresh air? Indeed, this is always a great relief and pleasure for those of us living in big cities! (On an aside, we would all surely agree that rainbows are the most kawaii and visually delightful side effect of rain? Well, of course there are lots of rainbow-themed products in our kawaii shop…Many of them are cute colorful rainbow squishies, great to play with, and also perfect to kawaii-fy your bags, pencil cases etc.)
But let’s go back to dots and fabrics: they allow for markedly different styles, depending both on the pattern itself, the type of fabric, and the specific item of clothing or accessory where it is used. There are textile designs with dots to suit all tastes, meaning you can get almost any look: from elegant and luxurious to playful, creative, striking, subtle…you name it! If we think rain and dots, another gorgeous fabric type that quickly comes to mind are our quality laminates. They are the best option for raincoats, bags and outdoor items on any rainy day, but will also make for original waterproof tablecloths, bibs or smocks.
We know some of our customers are great fans of dots, are you one of them? If you have ever used dotted fabrics in your creations, we would love to see some pictures of your finished projects! Enjoy spring rain whenever it comes, and gorgeous textile design whenever you can!