Pattern Cutting Deconstructed: Wearable Art
A review of Pattern Cutting Deconstructed by Monisola Omotoso: abstract paintings turned into garments, who the book suits, and what to know before you buy.
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five summer outfit formulas for petites (and the rule behind them)
five summer outfit formulas for smaller frames, built on two rules: where the hem falls and where the waist sits. the first one in full, plus the free guide.
colour study no. 01 — coral red, and what to wear with it
tired of wearing only neutrals? one page of a japanese colour book, four colours, one coral red outfit — where each colour goes, and why the loudest one stays small.
petite note no. 6 — define the waist, or don’t
for a long time i thought the rule for a petite frame was simple: always define the waist. cinch it, belt it, mark it — make sure the eye knows exactly where the middle is. and most of the time,…
petite note no. 5 — the two lines that matter
for years i thought a long skirt was simply too much for a petite frame. turns out it was never the length — just two lines: a high, defined waist, and a hem at the narrowest point of the leg.
The nine words that open a Japanese sewing book
Japanese sewing books are rarely translated — but it is the same handful of characters, book after book. The nine words that open the size chart, the instructions and the pattern sheet.
A Year of Sewing with Nani Iro — before the patterns, there are the fabrics
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.
what i’d pack for two weeks in the sun
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…
薄い布でつくる服 — the sewing book you decode, not read
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 — the book I open before i choose fabric
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.