The Japanese are legendary for these completely amazing “magazines,” for lack of a better word, which glory in the cleverest craft ideas. You see things you hadn’t ever thought of, ideas for embroidery, cross stitch, temari, knitting, sewing, and dozens of other crafts, presented in a refreshing style. They have great pictures, which really show off the project, and lots of charts, diagrams, and graphs.
The whole thing is in Japanese, but there is generally more than enough graphic information to figure it out.
Today at CraftyPod, Sisten Diane, shows off an phenomenal book of Japanese plastic canvas projects. It’s amazing. There are so many good ideas here, the tote bag done as latch hook, those amazing bowls, and I love the cigarette case (make it as a cell phone holder?) and the tissue box is to die for.
Now most of these projects use molded plastic canvas shapes not available in the US, but many of them could be adapted to the sheets we have here. Instead of the pre-molded bag, make yours from two sheets of plastic canvas for the front and back and another long piece for the sides.
Your tissue box and be the stitch here, but in the more traditional form with the tissue coming out the top.
I just love this book!
Diane bought it at Kinokuniya, which is a great bookstore with a branch in Japan Town in SF. I need to go into The City on Friday and I think I’m making a stop there. I’m also calling them today to get them to hold it for me.
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I must get this book. The projects look great!