Fabric Stores in Tokyo: Okadaya

There are various places in Tokyo to find wonderful fabrics. Famous is the Textile Town in Nippori  called ” Sen-I-Gai”(please view the blog: The Nippori Expedition for details). Unfortunately a large number of the shops in Nippori are closed in the weekends and so most of the working population has no chance to stroll through…

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Bibidibidu ✄

Here are some more bibs made from vintage umbrella fabric! Even after 100 washing cycles the vivid colours won’t be gone! And your kid stays dry and clean too ☂

An easy-pattern T-shirt

This is a T-shirt made of a very easy pattern. It is cut from the center front to the sleeves. The back is cut all in one piece, but I had to add some centimeters to reach the same sleeve-length of the front. The hem is added with as a simple square and the collar…

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A handmade Book Cover

Nobody’s sure if the taifun from Okinawa will really hit Tokyo this weekend, but sooner or later the sunny days will be gone and the colder days and longer evenings will start… beside that: Japan switched to digital TV in July and in case you didn’t by a new telly yet: TIME FOR A GOOD…

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Beginners in Progress

The new beginners class is proceeding very well! Please get in contact, if you are also interested in Sewing Classes in English or Japanese. I’m teaching in Todoroki, Oimachi Line between Futakotamagawa and Jiyugaoka! Sewing machines and most materials are provided for the course.

A Universe Kindergarden Bag!

The kindergarden bag is finished! Stars, planet earth, moon and saturn, the rocket and of course my customers name “KAIYA” formed up to a sewn picture of the wonderful theme “universe”!

Kindergardenbag…Work in Progress

It’s not really the season for a kindergarden bag in Tokyo. Usually these bags are made in March to have them ready for the start of the kindergardens in April. But, as I was so busy recently, I’m making this bag now! A client asked me for a “Rocket” and the name application and look…

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DSTY Workshop: Batik T-shirts

The last day at the German School in Yokohama (DSTY) was brilliant! We had a little fashion show with all our hand made items, including: hand printed tenugui & messenger bags, batik tissues & T-shirts, fabric zori and printed jeans! In the hectic of a fashion show -just like it has to be, also with…

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