Today’s review is about a magazine and not a book, but there are so many patterns included (and more) that it could be even better than a book! Female magazine is a magazine published by Boutique-sha, same publisher as Cucito. This is the Summer…
The title of today’s book review is ゆったりだけどすっきりシルエットの大人服 This was a tricky one. The direct translation on Google translate said “Loose but Clear Silhouette Adults Clothes”. I take it as Loose = Easy fitting/easy to wear, Clear Silhouette = Well defined lines (despite it being…
This week’s book review is from a book I bought on my recent trip. It’s not a new book judging by it’s published date (Feb 2012). The title of the book is 毎日の心地よい服 by 櫻井悦子 (Etsuko Sakurai). I love the mood of the photographs…
Mother’s Day is coming…So it’s time to review a book for Mum’s and girls! Today’s book features matching summer clothes for Mums and their daughters. Knowing how busy Mummies are, it is better to get started on your summer sewing since it will probably…
I’ve been sewing for about 6 years now, and the hobby started because I wanted to sew pretty dresses for my girls. This explains why most of the books in my collection are for little girls. I did think about sewing for myself too,…
Today’s book is the adult version of one of my previous reviews – Sewing recipe for Girl’s It’s by the same author, but with designs, lessons and techniques catered to adult wear. This book covers 6 basic styles (as shown above and below)…
Pochée magazine is a sewing magazine mainly for women, and I would never have discovered it if not for this. I found this under the sewing books section while browsing in a bookstore in Japan, I couldn’t believe I have never seen this magazine…