Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Like I promised. Better late than never. Buttons tutorial from Basics of Sewing.
This book starts off by teaching you how to thread a needle and do some basic stitches. Chapter 2 is on sewing buttons, mending tears, simple alterations and embroidery. Chapters 3 and 4 have instructions on the usual zakka patterns like drawstring bags, quilted coasters and the likes. A few good tips on machine sewing in chapter 4. Overall, this book has clear instructions with illustrations and many nice pictures. One of my favorites!
さいほうの基本―ボタンつけから、手作り小物&洋服まで
ISBN-10: 4827542481
ISBN-13: 978-4827542486
さいほうの基本
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Tags: buttons, Craft books, japanese, japanese craft book, sewing, sewing tutorial, tutorial
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Craft books in a library near you
This is waaay overdue seeing I took this photo on 29th February (leap year!). I won’t hesitate paying SGD1.55 to reserve a book from the NLB and if I like the book alot, I will buy it. So far I don’t recall owning any English craft books. :p You can find the following books at our local libraries and while they’re excellent books, I still feel that English craft books tend to be too wordy and not as “pretty” as Japanese craft books; I’m biased. pincush
There’s a new craft book recently and it’s not in Singapore yet, I have pretty high hopes for this one and I’m putting it in my wishlist! bottlestar
Tags: amy karol, bend-the-rules, craftivity, diy, english craft book, handmade, printing by hand, sewing, silkscreen, stamps, stencil
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
D.I.Y. Design it Yourself (Design Handbooks)
by Ellen Lupton
ISBN-10: 1568985525
ISBN-13: 978-1568985527
NLB Call No: English 746.432 STO -[ART]
There are a few sections in this book that are exceptionally close to my heart now that I have left the design industry to become a personal banker in a financial industry. My favorite sections in this book includes Books: where they discuss binding techniques, Housewares: very zakka-ish, Stickers: print your own and stick’em, reminds me of good old Stickernation that’s now defunct (I hope they bring it back one day), Wall Graphics: cut vinyl to decorate the walls in your home, and Zines: create your own indie zine. |
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I have more medium-res, readable scans under the cut.
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Tags: blogs, business cards, cds, college of art, Craft books, Design, design it yourself, diy, english, flyers, invitations, library, logos, maryland institute, newsletters, nlb, notecards, posters, print, singapore, stationery, t-shirts, wall graphics, web sites, zakka, zines
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