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 was so excited to hear that this was translated to English and even more excited when Laurence King sent me a copy for review. This particular book was one of the first books I bought when I first started sewing for my girls. It was first published in 2007 which is like 7 years ago??!! Brings back lots of memories…. The original Japanese version on the right. The English edition has remained true to the original, with the addition of the following two pages below (located at the back of the book) I like this better because you can tell at a glance, what patterns are included in this book. As stated on the front cover, there are 28 patterns for  girls’ sizes 100cm-140cm As with all translated versions, the main measurements are in inches and the cm equivalents in brackets. The size chart even has a US/UK size guide chart which is a pretty useful estimate … Continue reading Girly Style Wardrobe – Now in English