Kategorie japanese sewing books

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.