Sewing Patterns for both Girls and Boys
I bought this magazine in December while I was in Japan, to learn about the latest fabric releases of the season and to help inspire me on my fabric shopping trips. This issue is for winter + early spring, and includes a back to…
Yay it’s FINALLY here. The Autumn version of Cucito magazine. Highlights of this issue – patterns for the 130,140,150cm group which are not often found in books and magazines. My eldest just went past the 130cm mark, this will come in handy! The magazine…
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…
Another book great for the Summer season. Straightline sewing books seems to be the flavor of the season in Japanese Sewing Books! On this trip I spotted at least 6 or 7 such books on display in the bookstores. I had to control my…
Finally got my hands on this. In Singapore’s Kinokuniya, the magazines come from two sources. One is directly imported from Japan, and the other is through a magazine supplier in Hong Kong. I don’t know how it works because both copies are printed in…
It’s nani IRO month, so here’s a nani IRO book review!…
Finally got my hands on the current issue of Cucito.…
I received this book together with the More! Handmade Wallets a couple of weeks ago, and I could not wait to share! This is a very new book also published by Nihon Vogue. I check their site out too often and I keep seeing…
So glad it’s Friday at last. Do you look forward to book reviews on Fridays? Today’s title is シンプル＆デサイン おんなの子服 おとこの子服。Directly translated it’s Simple & Design Girls and Boys clothes. I am guessing the “&” is redundant here. Simple Design clothes for Girls and Boys? This…
So I finally bought my serger, so the first thing I needed was a book that would teach me how to sew with one. I wanted to get this book but it was out of stock in the bookshop. So I bought the next…