Prologue These past few months I rediscovered my love for miniskirts, and since then I've been yearning for sewing shorter and shorter iterations of them. While drafting my own was an option, after days of looking I came across the Sophia Pencil Skirt by Patterns for Pirates. This pattern seemed to offer something for everyone,… Continue reading The Sophia Pencil Skirt: a Tragedy in Three Acts
Author: e
Hello! I'm E, a sewing enthusiast living in Tokyo. Besides my love for all things tailoring, I’m passionate about politics, ethics, and sustainability, and enjoy facilitating hard conversations crossing the border between crafts and activism.
Reject femininity, embrace…something else?
If you follow me in instagram, the fact that I started wearing clothing other than tailoring - a little corset there, a miniskirt here - must not have passed unnoticed. How did I get from sharp suits to skirts in such a rapid succession? How am I reconciling this dichotomy? I've alway professed there is… Continue reading Reject femininity, embrace…something else?
My machines: Janome 817 Excel
Over the next few months I'll share a few posts about my machines. Besides sharing the love for our indispensable sewing companions, I also intend to show models which are not known outside Japan. Hello there! How are you doing? As with many things, I am a bit fastidious when it comes to hardware. Since… Continue reading My machines: Janome 817 Excel

