All book or magazine reviews
I went away for the long weekend, had a good break but sadly missed the 20% Kinokuniya sale. Feeling a little blue about it so I decided to go yesterday anyway even though there wasn’t a sale going on. Bookshops are my little getaways…
Kamille left a comment on one of my blog posts recently asking me about sewing books for toddler girls. Specifically for a 12 month old little girl. I have not sewn for anyone so little for years, since my baby just turned 5 (growing…
Another Summer magazine and one of my staples every season. It’s the Female magazine Summer edition 2013. What I love about sewing magazines is that there is always a much larger number of projects compared to a sewing book, but do note that not ALL…
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…
Another book great for the Summer season. Straightline sewing books seems to be the flavor of the season in Japanese Sewing Books! On this trip I spotted at least 6 or 7 such books on display in the bookstores. I had to control my…
Usually on Thursdays, I like to share fabric finds, or post about fabric shopping. But I just had to do this eBook review today because it is totally relevant to fabric + craft shopping! You must have heard about the Tokyo Craft Guide by…
So we started the trip with 1 suitcase but came back with – 2 boxes, 2 duffels, and the original suitcase of course. The exchange rate was just too tempting! Before I left, I told myself not to buy too many books as I’m…
Today’s book review is another Japanese Sewing Book translated to English. The title of the book is Stylish Dress Book – Simple smocks, Dresses and Tops. The author is Yoshiko Tsukiori who is also the author of many other sewing books like Happy Homemade:…
I recently discovered the Japanese version of this book through one of my readers, who sent me a request for translation. I don’t have this Japanese sewing book in my collection (I don’t know why!) but I heard so many raves about it online.…
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…