Recent Posts Tagged With 'japanese crafts'

• Lost in Translation: Japanese Edition

  Posted on Thursday May 24th, 2007 at 13:38 in kawaii, japanese crafts, amigurumi, craft book, crafting japanese, zakka, japanese craft book

  Romanji is the term for Japanese words written using English letters. When you are looking for Japanese craft books on sites like Yes Asia or Fujisan, searches can be made easier if you know a bit of 'crafty' Romanji. Terms are after the jump.These t...

• Crafting Japanese: I Really Think So!

  Posted on Thursday May 17th, 2007 at 12:14 in sewing, japanese crafts, amigurumi, craft book, crafting japanese

  After years of crafters having to scour online Asian bookstores or buying overpriced Japanese craft books on auction sites like e-Bay, publishers are finally releasing a tiny trickle of Japanese craft books translated into English.The most prominent...

• Kawaii Crafting

  Posted on Wednesday May 9th, 2007 at 16:57 in craft, kawaii, website review, japanese crafts, crafting japanese

  Japanese crafting seems to be everywhere. Adorn featured several articles on it in their Spring 07 issue and Craft magazine has devoted their entire 03 issue to the trend.Many crafters (myself included) love to buy Japanese crafting books and magazin...