I picked up this book from the Kinokuniya sale over the National Day weekend. It is a book about the basics of handmade bags and it’s great for beginners! This book is split up into 3 main sections. The first section is more like…
The covers of Cotton Time magazines never fail to brighten up my day. Look at this pretty and super colorful mix of bags, zakka, accessories…. Yes, all these projects and more are included in this month’s edition. Fabric freebie! A 40x26cm wide piece from…
I haven’t been buying many books lately, as most books during the winter season are devoted to knitting and crochet. So I turned my attention to sewing books for bags and purses. I kind of stopped looking for a while because I had too…
Happy New Year everyone! It seems that I gave myself a much longer holiday than I planned to, and here’s why. I was back last week of December but had to deal with a number of issues including a mountain full of laundry, getting ready…
Is it Autumn already? I bought two magazines last week. Cotton Friend Autumn (above) and Female (which will be reviewed next week!) Index page showing all the included projects (part 1) Index page part 2! As usual, other than clothes, lots of small goods,…
Time for some Summer sewing magazine reviews! Let’s have a look at Cotton Friend Summer edition 2013. Vol 47. Words in bold – “Summer Sewing Plan” Lots of projects to make! From clothes to bags and accessories. A drapey linen-knit cardigan made up of…
Along with the theme of Zakka month, I decided to tackle something that has been baffling me for a while. How to make a double zip pouch with two compartments. Well actually I wanted to make one with 3 zips but I decided to…
One of my first handmade Zakka book in my collection. This book was published in 2004 so it’s 9 years old! The good thing about Zakka craft books is that they never go out of fashion. The book is divided into 3 main section…
While searching for Zakka fabrics, I stumbled upon this site. Ness Home is actually a Korean brand and it’s all about Zakka fabrics and other Zakka stuff which is in line with our theme for the month. Even though it’s not Japanese fabrics, I…
The first book review for handmade zakka is this cute little book by Komihinata-san called Komihinata-san’s Small Handmade. The author of the book is 杉野未央子 (Sugino Mioko) is the author of several handmade zakka books and she makes the most amazingly cute pouches and bags.…