Japanese Craft Books: Finished Dress

This is my final post for my, how to sew from Japanese craft books, series. We last talked about sewing. Today I'm showing you my finished dress and reviewing where you can find all the posts.

So first, the finished dress:

All that hard work and my husband thinks it looks like a robe! :-D

And here are all the different posts in the series:

• Where to start


• Sizing and supplies


• Tracing and a traced pattern


• Cutting


• Sewing

And a review of all the translated words:

バスト : bust

ウエスト : waist

ヒップ : hip

材料 : materials

布 : fabric

幅 : width

接着芯 : interfacing

ゴムテープ : elastic

ボタン : button

木綿 : cotton

麻 : linen

ファスナー : zipper

バイアス布 : bias fabric

糸 : thread

カギホック : hook and eye

前 : front

後ろ : back

袖 : sleeve

カフス : cuff

ョーク : yoke

リボン : belt (literally ribbon)

前見返し : front facing

後ろ見返し : back facing

わ : fold

ギャザ : gather

裏 : wrong side

表 : right side

ステッチ : stitch

バイアス布 : bias fabric

切り込む : clip

Here's the picture for those of you who can't see the Japanese text.

I hope this series has helped you tackle any fears of sewing from Japanese craft books. Have fun!