About Me

Mother of one living and crafting in Saitama, Japan. Though Japanese by birth, I moved to the U.S. at age 7 and spent the following 20 years there. When I finally returned to Japan, I found that I've become a foreigner in my own country. Since then, I’ve been re-discovering Japan and now feel quite at home.

I spent my student days studying art history and fashion design and have variously worked as an archives assistant, a floral designer and even for a time, at an online yarn shop. But I’m really a craftsman at heart-- so in May 2009, I opened up my own Etsy shop offering naturally dyed fibers and yarns. You can find my shop here: www.barefootshepherdess.etsy.com

I enjoy handicrafts of all sorts, so my crafting focus varies from one moment to the next. Still, those that involve fibers are my true passions. I love knitting (lace especially!), spinning and natural dyeing. My ultimate dream is to work the process from the beginning to the end, starting from raw fibers and finishing with a knitted item-- truly, from sheep to shawl!

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