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yoshiko tsukiori

Book Review – Stylish Party Dresses (Now in English)

It is always exciting to see newly translated Japanese Sewing Books, hot off the press, in my mailbox! A big thank you to Tuttle who not only sent me these two books for review – Stylish Party Dresses: 26 Easy and Inexpensive Sew-It-Yourself Dresses for…

August 27, 2015

Book Review – Sewing for your girls (Sewing Recipe in English)

3 years ago I bought this book while holidaying in Japan, called Sewing Recipe for Girls, by one of my favourite author/pattern designer Yoshiko Tsukiori 月居良子. There is also an adult version of this book called Sewing Recipe. The books are designed to function not…

March 1, 2015

Girly Style Wardrobe – Now in English

Yay! Another book by Yoshiko Tsukiori has been translated to English by Laurence King. This time it’s for the girls. We’ve seen many of her adult sewing books being translated to English, but Yoshiko Tsukiori has authored many books for girls as well. I…

January 17, 2015

Book Review – Girls Style Book in English

Those of you who visit my blog regularly may have realized that I have been slow to update recently. My eldest was having her exams and I know it sounds ridiculous but it meant that I was not able to blog and sew as…

October 30, 2013

Book Review – Sweet Dress Book (Now in English)

Look what I found in my mailbox last week! The very kind folks at Laurence King who sent me review copies of Stylish Dress Book and Feminine Wardrobe  sent me this book last week. A great mood-lifter for me given that I have been “bugged”…

August 27, 2013

Book Review – Happy Homemade : Sew Chic (in English)

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…

August 14, 2013

Book Review- Stylish Dress Book in English

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:…

June 11, 2013

Book Review – Stylish Dress Book

I’ve reviewed a Japanese sewing book that has been translated to English before (Drape Drape), here’s another one! The title of this book is Stylish Dress Book by Yoshiko Tsukiori.…

November 30, 2012