Another Japanese sewing book that has been translated to English, Yay! Adding that to the growing list 🙂 This is another translated book by Sato Watanabe, the other being I Am Cute Dresses: 25 Simple Designs to Sew. There’s another one coming soon sometime in July…
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…
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”…
As promised, the book review for Happy Homemade : Sew Chic Kids! Just like the Sew Chic book, there are 20 projects to make. Some are for girls, some for boys, and some can be made for both boys and girls. There is also a…
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…
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.…
I have reviewed a few Japanese Sewing Books that have been translated in English – Drape Drape and Stylish Dress Book. I’ve been asked to list all the books I know that have been translated to English, so here they are! I will be updating this page when…
This must be the first English book I’m reviewing. 🙂 Drape Drape is a series of Japanese sewing books by Hisako Sato. There are already 3 volumes released. These books have been greatly raved about, and wait till you see the pictures to find out…