Today’s translation request is for Amy, who needed help with the Japanese sewing pattern for the Cap sleeve blouse from this book by Yoshiko Tsukiori. It is still one of my favorite reference books for all the detailed pictures of sewing techniques. Read my…
Just as I was feeling sad about the slowing down of Japanese sewing book new releases that always happen in the last quarter of the year, I get excited once again, by sponsors who feel the festive mood (in advance) and want to sponsor GIVEAWAYS…
Toddlers grow at an alarming pace. Much faster than I can sew. And can you believe it I have actually depleted my knit stash from Japan. I can actually buy and ship them in from Japan but knits are bulky, and most shipping forwarders…
As the weather turns cooler, there are less clothes sewing books but it’s a great month for bag making lovers! Here are September’s new Japanese sewing book releases. I have included direct links to purchase the books from cdJapan (Aff links) if it is available…
The 3rd book in line for book review was this – Kana’s Standard by Kana Sato. This book was first published in 2015 February. That was when I was preoccupied with my new baby and was too exhausted to think about any sewing, much less buying new…
I had a list of book reviews lined up, but this new release (just last week!) from my favourite pattern designer Yukari Nakano of Couturier Sewing Class, just needed to be reviewed first. So those of you who were waiting for the rest of…
Based on the last poll on books you would like me to read, this book came out second! The title of the book is Everyday Ruck(sacks). The characters “リュック” is literally translated to Ruck instead of the full word rucksack, but the Japanese have shortened…
I have been busy with some new patterns which I hope will be launching soon! Somehow forgot to post new releases in July, so here are the list of books released in July and some coming soon in August. Including a new book from Yukari…
Thanks for voting! I held a poll on my FB and Instagram pages, to help me decide which books to review next, since I have quite a few lined up and I just couldn’t decide. Turns out that this came out tops! No wonder,…
Today’s translation request is for Sisca, who is trying to make a reversible bag with a very interesting design. At first glance I was confused too, with all the pieces of fabrics, lining and interfacing. And then I realized the key to sewing this is…