Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Framed Art Print

A wish to keep going forward, without turning back.

The shape is taken from the feathers at the end of an arrow, set in rows that alternate. Arrow feathers were a favorite of samurai households, and in the Meiji era the pattern was worn by young women setting out to study. Because an arrow, once it leaves the bow, does not come back, it is also told as a pattern given to brides.

• Framed art print on premium matte paper (200 gsm, FSC-certified). Pine wood frame in white, wood or black, shatterproof plexiglass, hanging kit included. Ready to hang.
• Also on paper alone, ready for a frame of your own: Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Art Print
• Five sizes: 20 × 25 cm (8 × 10 in), A4 (21 × 29.7 cm), 30 × 40 cm, 45 × 60 cm (18 × 24 in), 50 × 70 cm.
• Printed and framed on demand close to you, and shipped from there.
• This pattern is also in a coloring book, The Wishes Woven In (paperback, on Amazon).
• The wish this pattern carries, and the cloth it came from: knitcafe.org/meanings