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new japanese craft books

Kari and I had a great time in Chicago. Kari made this lovely soft fleece tree scarf for me, accessorized with a Crafty Ginger tsumami kanzashi flower snap - yay! She also gave me some gorgeous grey fuzzy yarn, which I know I’ll be able to make good use of ;)

We went to the Sanseido bookstore in the Mitsuwa Japanese marketplace . If you’re in Chicago I highly recommend you check it out if you love Japanese craft books (and who doesn’t?) - they had a wide selection and the prices were very reasonable. I managed to restrict myself to buying three:


ISBN 9784529039017 (cute stuffed toy patterns)


ISBN 4277490239 (crochet motifs)


ISBN 9784277490405 (pretty patchwork)

Beautiful, inspirational books! And all 3 for only $20 :)

6 Comments »

  1. Rina Said,

    June 19, 2007 @ 4:46 am

    Score! All those books look like so much fun.

  2. Tips Of All Sorts Said,

    June 20, 2007 @ 2:54 am

    Just like to say thanks for introducing Mitsuwa, which I’ve now marked as a must-see & must-go place in Chicago! :-) Clara

  3. Felicia Said,

    June 21, 2007 @ 1:11 pm

    Those books look fantastic!

  4. Craftybits @ PlanetJune.com » bunny + flowers Said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 8:12 pm

    [...] Meet Ms Bun-Bun, my first attempt at softie making from one of my cute new Japanese craft books: [...]

  5. Rayleen Said,

    July 3, 2007 @ 3:03 am

    I love the middle book, I think I’d have fun with those. I hope you enjoy them, and can’t wait to see what you make!

  6. mell Said,

    May 25, 2008 @ 3:24 pm

    luv it! plese list the patterns if possible

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