A slow, honest look at A Year of Sewing with Nani Iro by Naomi Ito — the fabrics that come before the patterns, eighteen seasonless makes, and why it is a quiet favourite for petite sewists.
there is a particular kind of quiet that comes from packing a case you already trust. no last-minute doubts, no folding and unfolding, no what if i want something else. everything in it earns its place, and most of it…
some sewing books you read. this one you decode. what it is 薄い布でつくる服 — „clothes made from thin cloth“ — is noriko sasahara’s study of the lightest, most translucent fabrics: organza, lawn, voile, chiffon. it collects thirteen designs built entirely…
a dictionary of color combinations' collects historical japanese colour harmonies from the taishō and shōwa eras. why i reach for it before every fabric order — and how sewing in palettes beats picking shades one by one.
wide-leg trousers get blamed a lot for making petites look shorter. but more often than not, the pattern isn’t the problem — the fabric is. why fabric matters the same pattern can look like two completely different trousers depending on…
some outfits start with one print you love, and then a second gets added to make the whole thing feel intentional. on a taller frame there’s room for that — space between the two patterns, a natural pause where the…
Elisabeth Suzann Florence Pants
Jacke Bernadette
-enthält unbeauftragte Werbung- –english description of the pattern Daniella see below– Deutschland ist im Lockdown und wird es sicherlich zumindest teilweise noch eine Weile bleiben. Für mich ist es daher umso wichtiger, mir ein schönes Zuhause zu schaffen und es…
How to hem knit fabric in 5 steps –english version see below– Habt ihr auch schon die Erfahrung gemacht, dass es zwar superschnell geht mit der Overlockmaschine ein einfaches Oberteil oder Kleid aus einem Stretchstoff zu schneidern, aber es gar…
