Patternwork - Limited-Edition Hand-drawn Art Playing Cards

A project in Kawasaki-shi, Japan by Jack Brutus Penny
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Illustrated, fully-custom, whimsical art playing cards inspired by Japanese patterning and English tapestry (only 550 made of each)
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Backers: 715
Average Pledge Per Backer: ¥21471

Funded: ¥15,351,712 of ¥900,000
Dates: Oct 15th -> Nov 14th (31 days)
Project By: Jack Brutus Penny
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¥10.5M Stretch Goal Hemmed! (GIFT & final add-on details)

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know? Tapestries were portable means of telling a story and insulating a room. Just like a good tapestry – this campaign’s story is unfolding and keeping me warm – with the good feels. We passed this stretch and, whilst it may not be... (Read More)

¥8.5M Stretch Goal Buttoned-up!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know? Buttons on sleeves were the idea of Napoleon Bonaparte.Bonjour! And I’m sure you knew that we had long since passed our ¥8.5M stretch goal, and because of that I have something really cool I’ve been working on… I have just... (Read More)

¥6.5M Stretch Goal Knotted!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know? Embroidery is an ancient art form dating back over 5,000 years, initially using tools like bone needles. Sounds very cool, and a good threat. ‘Leave my cave or I’ll use you to decorate it.’ Or something, maybe you can come up with... (Read More)

¥4M Stretch Goal Stitched!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know? An old method of creating "sea silk" involved divers collecting threads from a clam's saliva, a process that could require hundreds of dives. (source: not me) Who am I kidding, of course you knew that! Just like you knew that you helped... (Read More)

Funding Goal Threaded!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Did you know? Removing stitches from a tapestry canvas is called ‘frogging’ because it sounds like "rip-it rip-it"- similar to a frog's croak. Likewise, did you know we passed our funding goal in the first hour? That’s right, thanks to you this... (Read More)

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