Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear
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Author: John Marshall
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN: 087011865X
Number of Pages: 136
Publication Date: 1988-11-15
Publisher: Kodansha International
Book Description
Classical elegance. Loose-fitting comfort. Versatility. Functional design. These are just some of the reasons why traditional Japanese clothes have captured the imagination of modern fashion designers and stylish dressers around the world.
Making Japanese clothes is surprisingly simple. Patterns consist of virtually all straight lines, and the non-body-conforming shapes require no darts, buttonholes, or zippers.
Here, in this creative sourcebook, is all the information you need to sew authentic Japanese clothes or to design your own Japan-inspired fashions:
Step-by-step instructions for making 14 select traditional garments, from the luxurious wedding rove and the classic kimono to the informal hanten jacket and practical field pants
Detailed patterns that can be adjusted to fit any size
An introduction to the basic building blockssleeve shapes, collars, hems, linings, and paddingso creative sewers can design their own fashions
Over 40 sketches with many more suggestions for modern variations on the classic garments
A choice of authentic Japanese techniques or simplified methods that achieve the same look
How to use any width fabric, whether narrow Japanese fabric or standard Western widths
Sources of Japanese fabric and sewing accessories
Care and storage guidelines
Fabric suggestions, ideas for creative wear, historical information, and much more!
Customer Reviews (17 total reviews)
Make your own Japanese Clothes
by Customer A1ZYIZ9LMRJOI at January 12th, 2008
This is a seriously cool book! The illustrations are fairly clear and the drawings of human ... (read more)
hard to find information in a usable format
by Customer AG23GONYRTVJ2 at September 27th, 2007
The author clearly is a scholar and brings his special knowledge to this interesting and rare book. I especially liked the illustrations that drew on ukiyo e woodblock traditions. I passed it on to a friend who has the skills to utilize the information.
Very helpful!
by Customer A1DYHNSD4T1LEH at August 07th, 2007
I bought this book, as well as "The Book of Kimono," to learn about kimonos and how to make one ... (read more)
A very useful book!
by Customer A2L4AUDWGV2D7R at May 26th, 2007
I read other's comments about this book,I suppose mine will perhaps make someone else buy it,and ... (read more)
Don't let the cover fool you!
by Customer AMU454WH675C6 at May 13th, 2007
Yeah, the cover is funky, and there are a few "huh?" photos in the middle, but this really is a ... (read more)
Making Japanese Clothes.
by Customer A1T4879RJPXP6J at March 08th, 2007
The book is well written and very complete in the detailing of Japanese clothes. The title is a ... (read more)
Wonderful Book! Invaluble Reference!! (note some patience required)
by Customer A3FIW1PGC1H599 at February 12th, 2006
The book outlines how to make different styles of Japanese garments for both men and women. It ... (read more)
Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear
by Customer A2OIICICB3JYXL at August 30th, 2005
My wife tells me this is a great book to get ideas and use as a reference. It is really worth having.
Underwhelming and Poorly Organized
by Customer A1GC7GB3J0N0U9 at September 23rd, 2003
Beginning sewers intimidated by fancy tissue patterns are warned away from this. It requires you ... (read more)
Best in the american market for what it advertises
by Customer A10B8DKR3OYZYT at February 23rd, 2003
I take it from some of the critical reviews of other shoppers that... some of us might be confused ... (read more)
