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.

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 look inside Hej. Skandi-chic Super Cosy by Anja Rohloff — a German sewing book packed with patterns and construction tips for working with warm, thicker fabrics and knits.

Every sewist has one book that started it all. For me it was Love at First Stitch by Tilly Walnes — the beginner sewing book that taught me to make my own clothes.