Fabric Shopping in Japan

Japan, Tomato & Textiles This isn’t so much a guide to fabric shopping in Japan, more of a show and tell. A gentle meander with me, if you will. As you can imagine, we saw some beautiful textiles, they kind of just appeared as we were wandering about. I didn’t take photos of everything. It […]

How to Print and Assemble a PDF Sewing Pattern

This Maven Patterns tutorial explains how to print and assemble PDF sewing patterns at home. It details essential steps like testing print settings, trimming pattern tiles, and taping them together for accurate alignment. Additional tips include saving resources by printing selectively and using Adobe Reader for proper scaling. Learn How To Print and Tile a […]

How to Measure a Curve on a Sewing Pattern

Now, this might seem a little obvious to everyone, I’ve hesitated even posting and calling it a tutorial. But following conversations with my youngest daughter (15, studying textiles at school) and a friend of mine (long time sew-er), neither of them knew this shortcut – and to be honest I only discovered it when I […]

Christian Dior ‘Designer of Dreams’  – TOKYO 

Dior in Japan So we are back from a wonderful trip to Japan! This trip has been on our wish list forever. We were about to book flights just as Covid took hold. But as Japan is now fully opened up to tourists, with all restrictions being lifted the day before we arrived, off we […]