It's old, it's dated, it's awesome.
I have this book. I thought it was pretty sweet. A lot of the fashions in it are from the 80's, but that's fine by me! A lot of them can be updated for modern use.. And the section on tabi socks is great. I also liked the pajamas. There are some good patterns and ideas in here, just use your imagination to bring them up to date. You can have a lot of fun with this book!
Make your own Japanese Clothes
This is a seriously cool book! The illustrations are fairly clear and the drawings of human bodies are chuckle worthy. It has a lot of information on authentic design and techniques, I can't imagine anyone using all the handstitching the author describes but it is still interesting. This is probably not for a novice at sewing, but with some experience all the instuctions are clear enough. I wish that he had covered the long hakama and the suikan, as well as more on tieing the fancy obi knots but we can't have everything. Overall a book I would recommend to others.
hard to find information in a usable format
The author clearly is a scholar and brings his special knowledge to this interesting and rare book. I especially liked the illustrations that drew on ukiyo e woodblock traditions. I passed it on to a friend who has the skills to utilize the information.
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