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Book Review & Flip through video – Beautiful clothes for Ladies

July 16, 2018

Time for a long overdue book review! As I mentioned earlier, I was dealing with a big move the entire month of June. But guess what… that didn’t stop me from buying more books.

I had some cdJapan points expiring so you know, I felt compelled to shop and not let the points go to waste. I bought myself two ladies sewing books and an issue of Cotton Time. This  book is by Tatsuya Kaigai design. I didn’t buy the last book which was published in 2016, but based on the book reviews it seems pretty good, so I gave it a try. I also thought that the dress on the cover was super cute and perfect for some nani IRO petit pocho cotton sateen from the Beau Yin Yang series (edited to add : I checked the book for the fabric source and it is indeed nani IRO fabric :P)

There sre 25 projects to be made in this book, but note that out of the 25 some are just blouse -> dress variations, or even color/material variations. There is also one fully detailed step by step lesson for blouse 4, plus a section on sewing techniques for reference.

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Ok let’s take a look at some of my favourites in the book!

01raglansleeveribbonbacktie

The first is a raglan sleeve with back ribbon tie. The sleeves are also flared. This comes in both blouse and dress lengths, although the dress length seems like just an extension of the length with a loose waist tie.

03frontribbonpeplumblouse

This blouse is a button down blouse with front ties and a peplum. The book suggests to use soft fabrics and I think the slightly puffed sleeves look really nice too!

06shawlcollardress

I really like this dress even though it is really not something I would wear. It’s too ladylike for me ;P But the shawl collar is something I’ve never tried making/wearing before. There is another version of this dress but made in all black. 08frenchsleeveblackdress

Ok this I really really like. And I think it’s something that I’ll even wear! It’s a french sleeve black dress. French sleeve means that the “sleeves” are actually extended from the bodice and not attached separately. The skirt is made with tucks instead of gathers for a neat look, the ended of with a large ribbon tie on the front.

14backribbonblouse

A seemingly plain collared blouse from the front, but with a cute ribbon tie at the back. I’ve been seeing these back ribbon tie blouses from a couple of PDF pattern designers lately so I guess it must be trending?

16knitribbondress

Another of those oh this is so nice but I probably can’t pull it off dresses. Sigh…. I like the collar, the front pleats, the ribbon accents and the puff sleeves. But not so much the dress length. Maybe I could tweak this into a blouse? The fabric is really nice too, it’s from Liberty Japan (Sleeping Rose AE)  This is a made in Japan print so note that the width is standard 110cm instead of the Liberty UK fabrics.

24backgathercoat

I have no use for coats. Singapore is perpetually hot. But this is so pretty! Shown paired with the dress on the cover, this is a collarless coat with two pockets and a gathered back.

samplediagrams

There is a full step by step lesson for blouse 4 – which is a small collar blouse with a front ribbon tie.

sizechart

This is the size chart for the sizes included.

sampleinstructions

A sample of the instructions

samplediagrams2

Close up of the diagrams

patternsheets

2 large actual size double sided pattern sheets included.

And here’s the book flip through

Otona Wo Kirei Ni Miseru Fuku / VOGUE Japan

Title : 大人をきれいに見せる服
Translated title : Beautiful clothes for Ladies
Author : Tatsuya Kaigai 海外竜也
ISBN : 978-4529058018

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Book Review – Easy wearing Clean-cut Ladies clothes

July 27, 2012

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 loose?), Adult clothes (says adult, but there are only women’s patterns in here). So apparently readers may think loose = ill-fitting, therefore the emphasis on clear silhouette? 😉

This is another Pochee special from the Heart Warming Life Series, published by Nihon Vogue. There are 39 projects in all, with everything from outerwear to tops, dresses, skirts, leggings and even bags. Enough to sew up an entire wardrobe!

Here are some of the tops. As you can see, they are all loose fitting and easy to wear.  Continue Reading

Translations and Help with Patterns

Translation Request – M-pattern cape

July 4, 2012

Today’s translation request is from Ritisha who wanted to make a cape. This pattern is from www.m-pattern.com. There were quite alot of pages included in this pattern, including some sewing guides but I will only focus on the actual steps and any other important points needed to make the cape. She wanted to make style I, so here are the size chart, materials and steps involved.

Size chart and and Materials needed

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