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19/08/2026

.tokyo is an institution to visit if you’re on the hunt for 2nd-hand kimonos in Tokyo.
We also had delicious pizza at .pizza and great coffee at

30/07/2026

26/07/2026

Last minute vacation-sewing gives an extra adrenaline rush to add to the anticipation of a long-awaited holiday.
The pattern is self-drafted.

21/07/2026

is the place to go to for supplies in Tokyo, Japan.

15/07/2026

Create an Oversized Shirt Foundation from a Casual Shirt Foundation. This is a continued exploration of chapter 21 of Patternmaking For Fashion Design book by Helen Joseph Armstrong. Happy sewing!

12/07/2026

A great pattern making exercise is going through the whole chapter 21 of Patternmaking For Fashion Design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong. You’ll arrive at different shirt block foundations, and understand sleeve cap height in relationship to width of the bicep line.

06/07/2026

Go to Ruby Gertz | Fashion Designer & Professor 🤓 to sign up for Ruby’s September class. I highly recommend this for pattern-designers who want to learn CLO because Ruby, sees the value of incorporating this powerful program without losing track of the fundamentals of pattern making and fitting - combining the best of both worlds.
Happy sewing!

29/06/2026

Comment “knot” for full knot-tying tutorial on YouTube. The link will be set to your DMs, or check it out in the link in my bio. In the tutorial, I share all tips for making Chinese Frog Buttons from scratch. Happy Sewing!

Word of God:
1 Samuel 13:14
… the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people…

Acts 13:21-22
… ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’

23 “From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.

24/06/2026

My set finally matched! There is always purpose in the delay. Or a reason. Just hang in there until the waiting bears fruit.

Word of God:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

17/06/2026

The yoke of a shirt is the meeting point of all the essential sewing pattern pieces (except the pocket) that make up the shirt, connecting front, back, collar and sleeves together to make the shirt complete or whole. This means that drafting the yoke is like placing the cornerstone in a building.

This shirt was self-drafted, and handmade in 💯 linen.

Word Of God: Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.