New Books and Big Ideas
As I mentioned in my last post, I am completely nuts over japanese sewing patterns. In the last week I have made no less than 3 simple skirts, 3 pairs of pants, and a dress. All are from this book:
This morning, I remembered a post praising the miracle called Yesasia.com. I remembered most of all that the post (which I don't remember the name of) mentioned FREE SHIPPING worldwide with orders over $25. What? I hate paying for shipping. Its so darn expensive that I could buy another book for the same price it costs to send my book across the states. I bought 3 books this morning for under $50 shipping (or no shipping rather) included. The downside is that it may take more than a month to get my books, but by then I'll probably have forgotten I ordered them. I'll just get a big surprise in the mail! Already though, I can't wait to see whats inside them, so for now I'll post their pictures and pine away.
Perhaps more importantly, I have been making plans to open a new Etsy shop to sell garments that I've either made too many of or that don't fit Livy or Liam. Livy is such a ham that the moment I put her in something I've just made, she runs to the full length mirror and poses and twirls. She's only 22 months old and already a clothes hound. Liam keeps telling me he wants a new dress, so one of the books has boy patterns.
Anyway, I think at least 2 of the skirts and several pairs of pants will end up in the shop. I've also made three scarves that will end up there too. I'm hoping I'll be able to sell some since its justification to make more, but we'll see. I'm trying to use all natural simple materials that I've repurposed or recycled. Lots of linens, some wools, and a bunch of cottons. I've had a ball searching for materials, but I think I may have to find a source to buy some of it new since it takes a lot more fabric to make pants than it does to make a patchwork. In the meantime, I'll continue the search for recycled materials. Its hard to tell sometimes though if something is pure or a blend, if so what else is in it. I don't like not being able to list "100% of xx" on the label if I can't be sure.
2 comments:
I like to make clothing for some of my fellow employees cheldren. i sued to smock dresses for my own 2 girls, but theya re way too old for that now! (22 & 26 years old) I don't like to SMOCK dresses for the people that I "gift" sresses too....I liked some of the examples of what's in this book that you posted on your blog. Are the instructions easy enough to understand if one does not read/speak Japanese? Is this book available in the U.S.?
Thanks in Advance
Sam in Middle TN
Interesting blogs. Here you have discussed the new books and new ideas to sewing the beautiful dresses. Thanks for giving such a valuable piece of information. Along with this article, I would like to share some interesting facts about the hammerhead sharks which are a group of sharks that form the family sphyrnidae.
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