New Releases in Japanese Sewing Books – June 2017

This blog post was supposed to be up last week but I couldn’t finish it as I was away for a short vacation. Came back and found more new books waiting to be discovered! June seems to be Boutique-sha’s favourite month for publishing books.…

June 27, 2017

Book Review – Adorable Felted Animals

This is the follow up to the last post about Needle Felting. The second needle felting book, also published by Tuttle, is all about Adorable Felted Animals. The difference between this book and the last? The last book was more cute and symbolic figures,…

June 13, 2017

Book Review – It’s a Small World Felted Friends

Today’s book review is not about sewing, but of a different type of needlecraft. It is a really fun and stress relieving craft that also involves needles, but using wool instead of thread. Have you tried it before? It’s needle felting! What is needle felting?…

May 31, 2017

New releases – May 2017

I realized that the best time to blog about new releases is always mid-month. That’s when you get to see what’s been released early in the month and also pre-orders for month end releases. There are not many preview pictures this time round though,…

May 20, 2017

Frill sleeve blouse from Dresses and Coordinates Lesson

Remember the book review I wrote a couple of weeks ago? I made one of the tops and wanted to show you the results. The book I am talking about is this one. This book is all about dresses and coordinates that can make…

May 12, 2017

Book review – Kana’s Standard for Kids 2

I know many of you have been excited about this one. This book was recently released in March, and the cover was so inviting that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. And boy was I glad I did! I actually missed out…

May 6, 2017

Giveaway – nani IRO Cotton Sateen

Remember my raves about the new nani IRO cotton sateen last month? Well, we have a treat for you! Our very generous friends from ElizabethLittle.co is sponsoring a nani IRO fabric giveaway, and the fabric to be won is none other than the smooth, drape-y cotton…

April 28, 2017

New Releases – April 2017

Here are more new releases for the month of April. As usual, all the information you need to search for the books are included below the images. Title : ハンドメイドベビー服enannaの90~130センチサイズのこども服 Translated title : Handmade Baby Clothes enanna 90-130cm size Kids Clothes Author :  …

April 22, 2017