Thursday, January 29, 2009

手作りドレス/Homemade dress

アヤネの服を作りました。ミシンを買ったのはご紹介したと思いますが、今回はやっとツナギだけでなく上下別々の洋服も着れるくらい大きくなったアヤネにドレスっていうかジャンパースカート(それも切り替えもギャザーもジッパーもない簡単なもの)をつくりました。服を裏返せば縫い代や裾の始末も適当というか勘というか、勝手にしてしまいました。英語と日本語での裁縫用語がたまに違ったり、英語を日本語日本語を英語にして調べながらやってみました。中学の家庭科の授業に感謝!でした。インターネットで調べてたら日本もアメリカもとーってもたくさんの人が手作りの服を作っているようですね。それにとても面白かったのは、日本の生地(いわゆるカワユーイ生地のこと)が結構こっちの人に人気なんです。それに日本人がデザインした服の型紙を使って服を作っている人がたくさんいました。「生地天下のユザワヤで買った!」なんていう人も。前回帰った時にユザワヤにも行ったのに!いつもは雑貨を見て終わっちゃってたけど今度日本に帰ったらチョットもっとよく生地を見てみようと思ってます。親友のジェシカもお気に入りですし。まあともかく次は袖付きかギャザーかジッパー付きの服にチャレンジしたいと思っています。でもみんな1着作ると生地を変えて同じ型の服を何着か作るみたいなので3着目いってます。


I made a dress for Ayane. I think it called 'jumper dress.' We call it 'jumper skirt' in Japan. I made a dress without gather, zipper, or anything difficult to do. I cannot let you look at the dress closely. If you do, you will see those raw edges look...not good or right but she wore it and it worked. Some sewing words in EN and JP are different and I had a hard time to figure out and follow the instruction. I used some skills I had learned from the home-making class (?) at my middle school. I found out there are many people both here and Japan who make dresses for kids. Funny thing was many American people loves and adore Japanese fabrics. I knew my friend Jessica did but there were so many of them talking about JP fabric. Also people make close using patters which designed by Japanese designer. Funny. I guess the store call Yuzawaya is famous for certain people but still the store was very local fabric and crafts store but this one person from Internet was with her suitcase fulled of Japanese cute and original fabric from the store. I was shocked. I should go back and take a good look next time I go back to Japan and something for my friend Jessica, off course.

3 comments:

Jessica said...

that internet person with a suitcase full of yuzawaya goods, are you sure it wasn't me?
i'm so proud that you're sewing dresses for ayane. have you seen MovingHands' blog? http://movinghands.wordpress.com/

and just to make you equally shocked at what I'm doing as a mom... i'm exercizing 3 times a week and i like it~~

Anonymous said...

i already checked that company's pattern but i don't think they don't have bor babies. i am trying mine now. exercizing!? how is your body, did you get your old body yet? i didn't yet even now. good luck.

Barbara said...

Hi Mikiba....Ronnie gave me this address and I just loved visiting your blog.

Hugs...Cousin Barbe...great seeing you at my Mason's bris