Spotlight Series 2: Historical Trolling Welcome to Mukashi no Sewing’s second spotlight series! My first spotlight series about storage and curation was initially conceived as a normal spotlight entry, but I’ve decided to split off long-form spotlights into their own thing to make them easier to find! (I also went back and retagged the fourContinue reading “Spotlight Series: Troll Fashion (Part 1)”
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Happy 2-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!
Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Friends, I can hardly believe it, but this week is the second anniversary of this blog. I’ve really enjoyed the last year so much, and I wanted to take a moment to thank YOU for reading for two whole years now! Your comments and support have really helped meContinue reading “Happy 2-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!”
Spotlight: 1970s Kimono School Textbooks
Spotlight 12: Hakubi School Textbooks – Somehow I Lucked Out! Welcome to Mukashi no Sewing’s twelfth spotlight! Today I wanted to share with you a find from Yahoo Japan Auctions that I bought quite some time ago, and which turned out to be strangely prophetic! I was just getting into wearing kimono properly at theContinue reading “Spotlight: 1970s Kimono School Textbooks”
Happy 100 Posts, 昔のSewing!
Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Friends, I can hardly believe it, but this is the 100th post here on the blog. Your comments, likes, and support have made this a beautiful community of fashion and history enthusiasts, and I can’t wait to keep sewing and crafting with you for at least another hundred postsContinue reading “Happy 100 Posts, 昔のSewing!”
Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 4)
Spotlight 11-4: Small But Mighty (Part 1, part 2, part 3 here) Welcome to the fourth and final (for now, at least!) part of Mukashi no Sewing’s eleventh spotlight! As I mentioned previously, the original curation post ended up being SUPER long, so I’ve split it into three sections. This is the third curation post,Continue reading “Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 4)”
Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 3)
Spotlight 11-3: I Had to Take a Lot of Photos (Part 1, part 2 here) Welcome to the third part of Mukashi no Sewing’s eleventh spotlight! As I mentioned last time, the original post ended up being SUPER long, so I’ve split it into three sections. This is the second curation post, covering my kimonoContinue reading “Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 3)”
Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 2)
Spotlight 11-2: Mariieeeeeeeeee Kondoooooooooo (Part 1 here) Welcome to the second part of Mukashi no Sewing’s eleventh spotlight! Today I wanted to talk a little bit about how and why I curate my collections. This post ended up being SUPER long, so I’ve split it into three sections that will come out over the nextContinue reading “Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 2)”
Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 1)
Spotlight 11-1: Where To Put It All? Welcome to Mukashi no Sewing’s eleventh spotlight! This is part one of a two-part spotlight – I’ll be focusing on storage today, and in the second part I’ll be talking about curation! It’s all well and good to have a wardrobe of unusual or antique clothing, but youContinue reading “Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 1)”
Happy 1-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!
Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Friends, I can hardly believe it, but this week is the 1-year anniversary of this blog. I am so delighted that I’ve been able to keep creating and sharing for a whole year, and I wanted to take a moment to thank YOU for reading for a whole year!Continue reading “Happy 1-Year Anniversary, 昔のSewing!”
Spotlight: Showa Era Sewing Book
Spotlight 9: 1928 Japanese Sewing Manual/Textbook Welcome to Mukashi no Sewing’s ninth spotlight! Today I’m excited to share with you a super cool Showa era sewing manual that I picked up for less than $15 on Yahoo Japan Auctions. The Showa era in Japan was quite long – it ran from 1926-1989 – and asContinue reading “Spotlight: Showa Era Sewing Book”
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