Japan Twitter Is Going Nuts Over a $1,000, Life-Sized Cat Backpack – Insider

A life-size cat backpack made of faux fur is making waves on Twitter in Japan. The bags are hand-sewn by Miho Katsumi, a Japanese housewife based in Fukui prefecture. The backpacks sell for $1,000 a piece. Loading Something is loading. In Japan, people on Twitter have been going nuts over a series of plush backpacks that look just like real-life cats. Crafted by Japanese housewife Miho Katsumi, who is based in Fukui prefecture, the hand-sewn bags feature cats with pink paw pads, huge gleaming eyes, and furry tails. Katsumi has made true-to-life replicas of Persian, Munchkin, and British Shorthair cats. The bags are usually made of faux fur, which Katsumi dyes herself, per her official website. Making the bags is no easy feat. Katsumi told Insider it takes her one week to design each bag and one to three months to make it.”It may take more time to achieve a satisfactory result,” Katsumi added. The cats are sewn piece by piece. A small pattern usually requires 22 hand-stitched pieces of fabric, while a larger model, such as the backpack, is made up of about 80 different pieces, Katsumi said. A post shared by 猫制作pico (@nekoseisaku_pico) On April 15, Katsumi posted four photos…
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