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Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes (Hardcover)

by Jenni Dobson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Batsford Ltd; Ill edition (31 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713489030
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713489033
  • Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 22 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 442,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A practical and inspirational book for dressmakers, quilters and embroiderers who have long coveted the style of Japanese clothes, in particular the kimono. Expert dressmaker and quilter Jenni Dobson takes you through the techniques for making Japanese clothes with simple step-by-step processes, but goes further, covering details on Japanese design and the various techniques for embellishing Japanese clothes. Colourfully illustrated with images of finished garments as well as practical diagrams and patterns for dressmaking, the author has deliberately made all the garments accessible even for those with limited experience of dressmaking, but there are plenty of ideas to inspire those more accomplished readers.

About the Author
Jenni Dobson is a quilter, teacher and writer. She teaches a number of workshops on both quilting and kimono-making. She is the author of several books on quilting, including Reader's Digest Patchwork, Quilting and Applique. She also writes articles for several magazines and wrote the pamphlet Sewing a Kimono for Euro Japan Links Ltd (suppliers of Japanese materials). Lives in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, 4 Mar 2006
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This book is gorgeous as well as practical. It covers the various types of garment, shows you how to construct them and also the philosophy behind the way they are decorated. Sumptuous!
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3.0 out of 5 stars how to make kimono for the "textile artist", 17 Sep 2004
With lovely photography and some great illustrations of antique kimono (including the one on the cover) this book seems promising, but the approach to sewing kimono is not authentic - the entire construction of the lined kimono is non traditional, for example (perhaps to try to make it easier for machine sewing?) The author's knowledge of kimono also seems a little shaky in parts (such as labelling one example of haori as a child's kimono). A large amount of the book is taken up with Japanese workwear and seems to be trying to cover much of the same ground as John Marshall did in "Make your own Japanese Clothes"; indeed, some of the non-traditional sewing "shortcuts" that are used in his book but not in genuine Japanese sewing (such as sleeve linings being made 100% separate from the sleeve and only attached at the cuff and back) seem to be copied here. Probably more for the quilter, embroiderer or dyer who wants to make a Japanese style garment than for true kimono afficionados, for whom Marshall's book would be the better buy.
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