Sewing Projects
Men’s Dress Shirt Refashion
I’ve always loved the concept of a refashion–taking a piece of garbage and transforming it miraculously into a chic piece. The reality however has often left much to be desired. My refashions haven’t always made it into the daily rotation–sometimes…
Don’t Judge Me
Yes, I know. I didn’t even start any of the projects discussed in my previous cloth post. I swear there was a legitimate reason for me to hop over to nippori tomato on my day off a couple weeks ago,…
Velvet Swing Dress
Compulsive cloth-buyer that I am, over a year ago when velvet dresses were popping up on Pinterest and Instagram and nine months pregnant I became obsessed with the idea of owning a velvet dress. Never mind that I lacked the…
Tiered Linen Dress
This summer was relatively cool for Tokyo, but by the time July came around the familiar sweltering, humid days and nights made a reappearance, and I was back to sweating through work clothes and dreaming of linen and cotton. By…
The Dress Form
Even before I really knew anything about proper clothes-making or pattern drafting, I wanted a dress form. Most patterns or sewing projects require some basic fitting, and most of my early sewing failures as a girl came from my ignorance…
Indulging my Cloth Problem
I have a well documented cloth problem. By which I mean, not actually well documented, just really a chaotic pile of cloth and receipts only recently placed into former amazon shipping boxes that frequently tests the stability of my marriage.But…
