Today’s book review is not a very new book, in fact, I can’t quite remember when I bought it but I rediscovered it recently while moving my books around (to make more space for more books) The title is 冬でも夏でもずっと着られる ONE-PIECE & BOTTOMS 大人のふんわりかわいい服.
The first line means – One-piece/Dresses and bottoms that you can wear all the way through Winter & Summer, and the second line means Soft? (Google says softly/fluffy) and Cute Clothes for Adults. If anyone knows the proper translation of ふんわりas it is used in this title, please let me know! 🙂
The book includes 13 patterns with 2 variations of each, making it 26 projects in all!
The contents page provides an overview of all the patterns included. There are only 2 sizes included though, M and L.
Most of the projects are meant for layering and are in the comfortable, casual Japanese style we all know and love. ❤ Here are some of my favourite pieces.
Long camisole
Dolman sleeve Dress
U-Neck Dress with elastic waist
Sleeveless Dress with side button enclosure.
V-neck Shirt Dress. I love the back detail that makes it look like a coat. This will be perfect for Autumn!
There is a pants pattern too, Sarouel pants, with two variations. The rest of the bottom patterns are for skirts. Gathered skirts, flared skirts, pleated skirts etc.
This book is published by 成美堂出版（Seibido Shuppan). I don’t have many books from this publisher, so I was not used to the book format. I was looking up and down for the size chart but it turns out that there is no general size chart, and the book jumps from photographs straight into the how-to-make section. The sizing information is actually included on each how-to-make page. The finished measurements for each garment is listed as the first point in each pattern (under でき上がり寸法）
The rest of the pattern is pretty similar to most other books. Cutting Layout, Overall diagram with steps indicated, and instructions in point form, but each step comes with a corresponding diagram, like the one below.
Note that the diagrams are in color? That is pretty useful, especially in figuring out right side and wrong sides of the fabric.
Right at the end of the book, after all the how-to-makes, some basic sewing tips are included, like how to trace the patterns and add seam allowances to them. There are also tips on how to make bias tape, gathering, button hole orientation etc.
One actual size pattern sheet included.
Title : 冬でも夏でもずっと着られる ONE-PIECE & BOTTOMS
大人のふんわりかわいい服
ISBN : 978-4-415-30931-6
