Welcome to the first sew-along of the new year! The first sew-along will not be from my Japanese sewing books collection, but a long overdue project that I’ve been meaning to do for my other blog Cotton Candy. The Girls’ Qi Pao (pronounced ch’i-p’ao),…
I’m catching up on my backlog of translation requests! Here’s one that Vy requested late last year (Sorry! :P) Hope it’s not too late! The pattern is for basic pattern #2. The instructions on page 73. and here’s the translation! Materials Fabric [Cotton…
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…
It’s snowing today in Sapporo and I dread to get out of my cosy bed. But I know you must be waiting for the announcement! Before I do that I just wanted to thank you all for your wonderful suggestions and for taking part…
Japanese Sewing Books.com is turning 2! Sometimes I can’t believe I lasted for so long. I started this blog as a way to document my efforts in translating Japanese sewing book instructions, and at the same time pick up some Japanese along the way.…
Today’s translation request came from Amanda through Facebook. It’s for a pair of silk linen pants from this book いつでも着たい服 (ISBN 978-4579112999) Size chart for the pants. Cutting layout diagram Click on above image to zoom in. Hope that helps Amanda! Happy Sewing! Oh, and…
Today’s book review is not a newly published book but something that I’ve had for a while. The book is called Dress Style Book and it’s a great source for all the dress patterns you can possibly think of. I have seen this book…
It’s exactly one month to Christmas! If you have not started decorating or preparing gifts yet, here are some free Japanese patterns & tutorials that I have found online that may inspire you. Most of these include step by step photographs and tutorials. Just…
As mentioned on my book review She has a mannish style earlier this week, I received a translation request for Style 05 – Velour Blouse. The instructions were made up of 2 pages which I have separated out into 3 different images below. click on each…
Recent find at the Kinokuniya Sale during the first week of November. I have not seen this book before but it’s actually not a new title. In fact it was released 3 years ago! Published in November 2010 by Bunka. The book is called 気分はマニッシュ…