Product Description

Bestselling author Kumiko Sudo creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric, each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns, beautiful photographs, and colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly­­--many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons, these tiny boxes, purses, decorative toys, incense pouches, and good luck charms all make delightful gifts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58108 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From Library Journal
"Omiyage" is the Japanese word for gift. Sudo, author of a number of books on Japanese quilting including Harmonies & Hurricanes: Color & Line in Japanese Quilts and Circles of the East, here turns her attention to small, handmade, fabric gifts requiring only simple hand sewing, colorful fabric scraps, and imagination. Forty-three original designs for gifts such as fabric Temari balls, boxes, pincushions, pockets, pouches, and evening bags are featured. The author also includes a teaching plan for instructors wishing to use the book as a textbook for sewing classes. Notes on techniques and background information on the place of personal gifts in the Japanese calendar throughout the year add to the appeal of this unique volume. Highly recommended for large public libraries and textile collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Before moving to the United States in 1985, Kumiko Sudo was known by quilters throughout Japan for her books and as a crafts expert on television. Sudo's work is in several prestigious public and private collections throughout the United States, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City.

Customer Reviews

This book is absolutely lovely
I was surprised at the variety of different objects in this book. They all have the common link of being, small, delicate and handsewn, but the projects range from sewing boxes to purses to little things to catch a child's eye. Every item in the book is well photographed and the directions are clear and illustrated. My only complaint with the book is that the binding is not well suited to copying the templates needed to cut out fabric. You would need to either copy each piece by hand onto tissue paper or smush your book down onto a photocopier to get a usable pattern. Apart from that though, this book is a perfect resource for beautiful little handmade gifts.

Good book, fun crafts
Kumiko is a master of her craft and her book shows some of her cutest work. While the patterns are fairly simple. she leaves out important hints that make recreating her projects difficult if you aren't paying attention. Pay close attention to the weight and type of fabric that she uses but does not mention in her directions. If you use a heavier fabric than what she used, you may need to adjust the pattern to make it work. I wouldn't recommend this for a complete beginning sewer. Otherwise this is a great book full of fun projects.

Omiyage: Handmade Gifts from Fabric in the Japanese Tradition
I like Kumiko Sudo's criations and this book is not an exemption.
Great gift idias and easy to follow instractions.