In January we have started with a sewing class for young girls, age 8/9 and 10. They have all finished their first projects and – as you clearly can see on the pictures – we are very happy with it! Jolly Worker Apron No. 1 Jolly Woorker Apron No.2 And we also made (of…
Category: Projects from Students
Here is a selection of the great projects that the Sewing Circle students have sewn during their classes!
Kids Halloween in Tokyo
This sweet little fellow is the son of my very productive and creative sewing student. She came up with the idea to dress him up as a pinguin for the Kids Halloween in Tokyo The mum also made a cute shirt for the time after Halloween!
DSTY Summerschool 2013
Once upon a time…. This years theme for the Summerschool at the German School in Yokohama was : 10 days of fairies, superheroes, princesses and castles! At the Creative Textile Workshop all girls created their their own costumes just based on their own ideas.
Silk for Summer
Silk is as you might know a wonderful fabric. It is warming in the Winter and cooling in the Summer. It is very light, dries quickly and is therefore perfect to take it with you for your holiday. Last Saturday my student finished her cute blouse of striped silk. She cut the pieces with and…
First Baby and First Handmade Dress!
Ting started sewing lessons about a month ago. She started with the words: “I think I want to make a dress!” “Well”, I thought, ” that’s kinds of a challenge!” But… we challenged and here we are! We made a perfect pattern and a tailormade dress. The belly can still grow more and the button…
Carry Your Piano
If you are a voice trainer (as one of my students is) you might have to carry a (portable) piano around. If you can’t find a bag for it, the only chance is to make the perfect one! And here it is The piano is about 3kg and to carry it comfortably, we decided…
How to sew cussions with a bias tape frame
You might like cussions with a special hint of colour along the edges. For these special hints there are many possiblities: either you sew in some tassels or a frill, a piping or you make a frame with bias tape. For the bias tape version, ① cut 4 stripes in the length of your cussion…
The Perfect Bicycle Bag
There are definetely more stylish ways to bring your groceries home than in a dozen fissling plastic bags! This nice idea to wrap it all up in the most practical way and make it fit just perfectly in the bicycle basket, comes from my student Julie. She took the meassurements of her bike basket…
Just know what to do….
Marlene Dietrich was celebrated for her legs and for drawing attention to them, but one of her famous quotes was: Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them. Voila! Here we go!! It’s not the question of HAVING beautiful legs, it’s the question of HOW to MAKE them LOOK…
Step Color
Last Saturday one of my students wanted to do an emroidery on the body suit of her baby and brought this “Step Color” yarn with her… I haven’t seen it before, but you can purchase it from Yuzawaya. It is a yarn that changes its color approximately all 15cm. Really cute, if you…
Melanie Uematsu 