tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570063429871193749.post8850615459490809162..comments2022-11-08T15:04:41.633-08:00Comments on J Wo sews: The blue corduroy coatJ Wohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431443344285004568noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570063429871193749.post-44776511688469477912013-08-20T04:51:46.135-07:002013-08-20T04:51:46.135-07:00It's amazing how something plain like corduroy...It's amazing how something plain like corduroy can look so smart when tarted up with some piping, bias binding and the right pattern. Beth from Sunnygal studio recently finished a jacket edges with overlooking in a contrasting thread and it looked very smart, like bias binding. You should check it out. Just an idea<br />I do love the second jacket and the t-shirt is delightful. Once again it's the fabric choices which lift this from the ordinarykiwinerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295343773529134800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570063429871193749.post-78118305915675883622013-08-14T04:04:50.246-07:002013-08-14T04:04:50.246-07:00ISBN978-4-579-11194-7ISBN978-4-579-11194-7J Wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431443344285004568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570063429871193749.post-68143469135854923692013-08-14T03:55:13.718-07:002013-08-14T03:55:13.718-07:00I think I bought this pattern book in Tokyo last y...I think I bought this pattern book in Tokyo last year and I tried searching for it on Amazon last night but didn't see it. Hopefully you'll have better luck finding the book than I did during my quick look.<br />The fabric is from the Ottobre etsy store. I agree that the prices seem high (try using the pacific peso to buy things overseas!?!) but they are very wide - around 150-170cm. I can usually get 2 kid's t-shirts out of 1m which makes the fabric seem more economical. The etsy store will also cut smaller or larger quantities if you contact them and 1/2m (or just over) may be enough to make a shirt in the extra wide fabric. The other place I have bought this fabric is from dotsnstripes.co.uk. The prices are similar (in £) and the service is really good! <br />I justify buying these fabrics (for other people's kids!) by comparing the prices I would pay for a t-shirt at a fancy store and I still reckon I'm better off. And that's ignoring the fun factor of making it yourself.<br />Excuse the waffleJ Wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431443344285004568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570063429871193749.post-62113681583628103882013-08-13T20:57:05.909-07:002013-08-13T20:57:05.909-07:00Oh that coat is divine. Great job, and thanks (not...Oh that coat is divine. Great job, and thanks (not) for showing me a Japanese pattern book I don't have, and obviously now want/need.<br />The robot knit is awesome. can I ask where you found it? I adore the Lillestoff knits but just can't get my head around the price...Lightning McStitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955101913822685967noreply@blogger.com