Zakka Sewing: 25 Japanese Projects for the Household increase a geometric ski sweater based

a geometric ski sweater based on a popular 1950s Native American design

and embroidery techniques

knitters have considered Fair Isle knitting

Discover 20 glorious new quilts that will take you on a journey back in time when you flip through Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance

the pattern shapes size up or down easily (with back of book instruction on doing just that)

Zakka Sewing: 25 Japanese Projects for the Household increase a geometric ski sweater basedThe phrase Made in Japan once conjured images of assembly line production, but now it connotes well made products that are unique and ingeniously designedsometimes elegant, sometimes cute, always charming. And none are more charming than the graceful, functional, sewn objects called zakka. In Japanese, zakka means household goods, referring specifically to hand sewn items for domestic usetableware, kitchenware, containers of various kinds, even simple