tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post1143846136456236409..comments2023-05-25T06:34:47.217-07:00Comments on miscellany of me..: Japanese swimming....muralimanoharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422995764649985209noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-61546625692134949232008-07-31T18:43:00.000-07:002008-07-31T18:43:00.000-07:00Hi there! I stumbled on your blog while searching...Hi there! I stumbled on your blog while searching for the Japanese Pattern Book you were talking about. I am really wanting to have a go at it and was wondering where you got the book from. I have searched high and low and short of some Japanese web page that I couldn't read - nothing! Your help would be appreciated. BTW - you make lovely things!!Ansiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06211680566519997686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-11190165947827974812008-06-30T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-30T20:11:00.000-07:00It doesn't surprise me that they run short - the J...It doesn't surprise me that they run short - the Japanese aren't known for their height. But the wide part does surprise me. When we were in Japan I think I saw a grand total of two heave people in two weeks...Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864738481827087777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-36106898848162229312008-06-27T05:16:00.000-07:002008-06-27T05:16:00.000-07:00Well, I am staring at the sample pic in the book, ...Well, I am staring at the sample pic in the book, and at my own pic, and there is a DEFINITE difference in length between the two...I don't understand it!! I know I definitely cut on the right line for the size I chose..this is so frustrating!!! Argh!<BR/><BR/>Donna-I've heard of that tip before, usually in regards to the Ottobre, Burda, and Topkids patterns, and I've never tried it, 1. because I have no real issues tracing them, and 2. I have an OCD dislike of altering my original, lol..but I think for these ones, I am going to have to push past that...otherwise risk insanity!!! lol<BR/><BR/>Tonya-I have no idea why the pattern is that shape!! It could just be me...except I saw a couple of other people having the same problem with the same patterns in the same book, so who knows. <BR/><BR/>And you definitely sew well enough to figure them out, so you should give them a try!! They are so simple, anyone can put them together; the appeal of them is the different lines that you don't always find in Western patterns. Is my learned opinion, anyway, lol.muralimanoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422995764649985209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-32083991418713720022008-06-26T17:25:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:25:00.000-07:00Oh poor old you! I was making a TopKids pattern la...Oh poor old you! I was making a TopKids pattern last night and it was bad enough, even though it was in English. The fabrics are really cute... so is the pattern. I think I could just about manage that?Little Miss Flossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807639959388819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-27803253692129199532008-06-26T15:48:00.000-07:002008-06-26T15:48:00.000-07:00*I* think they are adorable! I love the fabric fo...*I* think they are adorable! I love the fabric for both of them. I am still not brave enough to try any of the Japanese patterns. I need to get over it though, because I love the style of them. <BR/><BR/>I wonder why they tend to be short and wide. The Japanese do tend to be short, but definitely not wide!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110277749380524804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26227990.post-56472793775455142572008-06-26T06:34:00.000-07:002008-06-26T06:34:00.000-07:00Do you remember years ago those pictures that were...Do you remember years ago those pictures that were just a bunch of dots and you'd stare and stare at them and then all of a sudden--dolphins frolicking on the moon. Or something like that. Japanese patterns seem to be like that. Somewhere I read the tip to trace the outline with a colored pencil or pen-it really helps a lot. Also, check the diagrams in the book, because the seam allowances are not always consistent, especially the hem usually has a larger seam allowance. It should be indicated in centimeters.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879927963858160523noreply@blogger.com