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National Textile Museum, Kuala Lumpur

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National Textile Museum in Malaysia via Vivat Veritas Blog

Andy and I took a 3 day trip to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. The trip was great; I thoroughly enjoyed the heat and sun light as it is cold and gray here in Tokyo. One of the unexpected highlight of the trip was the visit to the National Textile Museum. It is located near China Town in a mosque-like building that we happened to bump into. Here is a short description of what the museum is about from the National Textile Museum’s website:

“National Textile Museum takes you explore the rich diversity of Malaysian society. The museum is to track trends and developments that characterize textile and develop community living in Malaysia since the pre-history to the present. Visitors can visit the gallery that displays a collection of four leading textiles, accessories and clothing. Multimedia presentation also highlighted the textile production techniques in Malaysia.”

And the admission was free! The two-story museum has many interesting exhibitions from batik, weaving to gold thread embellishment, but what I enjoyed the most is the collection of embroidery. It is amazing to think that they are all done by hand, one stitch by stitch. exhibition at national textile museum in malaysia3 exhibition at national textile museum in malaysia4 national textile museum in malaysia building{Beautiful mosque building now used as a museum.}National textile museum building Colorfule textiles1 Colorfule textiles2 Colorfule textiles3 Colorfule textiles4 Embroidery exhibition at national textile museum{Intricate embroidery work – can’t imagine the hours spent on this jacket.}
exhibition at national textile museum in malaysia1{Antique sewing machine}exhibition at national textile museum in malaysia2{Another pretty handmade embroidery}

クアラルンプールに短い旅行に行ってきました。
たまたま立ち寄ったナショナルテキスタイル美術館。
モスクのような建物の中には伝統的なバティックや刺しゅうなどが飾られていました。
すべて手で一つ一つ作り上げられたのかと思うと感動でした。
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Winter 2016 Lookbook

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winter geometric set vivat veritas look bookwinter geometric set Geometric pattern zipper top vivat veritas{Geometric pattern set (similar here and here)}
navy blue lace bridesmaid dress vivat veritas navy blue lace scalloped edte dress frontnavy blue lace scalloped edte dress front full body1 navy blue lace scalloped edte dress back close up{Made-to-order navy blue lace bridesmaid dress}dark red corduroy skirt by vivat veritasdark red corduroy skirt by vivat veritas2 dark red corduroy skirt by vivat veritas3dark red corduroy skirt by vivat veritas4{Dark red corduroy mini skirt (available upon request, blog post here}

Photo credit:
Model Misaki | Photographer Nobuyuki Nishihara | Make up and hair Emiko Hiki | Styled by me

Some new items have been added to the etsy shop! Check them out here – if you want a similar item in a different size or fabric, shoot me an email with your idea! I’d love to work with you.

新しいアイテムをショップに追加しました。
日本語では、Creemaからどうぞ。
結婚式などのお呼ばれにもぴったりなネイビーレースのドレスは、お客様のサイズに合わせたオーダーメイドです。
実は私も同じ物を結婚式に着ていきました（ブログはこちら）。

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Bluff-Stitched Patch Pocket Tutorial

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Bluff stitched patch pocket tutorial
I recently had an opportunity to make a slew of “bluff-stitched” patch pockets. I snapped some photos during the process to make a quick tutorial. “Bluff-stitched” means the pocket is attached without top stitching showing on the front of the pocket. It looks neat and expensive. It takes some extra steps, but well worth the effort!
bluff stitched patch pocket close up
Mine is single layered (no lining) with lace trim at the opening.

tutorial 1 baste the corner of the pockets
First, cut the pocket fabric and take care of the pocket opening. I added the antique lace trim on mine. Then baste the corner if you have a rounded corner. If you have a pointed corner, you can skip this step.step 2 make a pocket pattern
Using card stock paper, make a pattern for the pocket. This is used to make perfectly rounded corners. If you make it, do it without seam allowances and -1mm for the turn of cloth. Or, you can use a neat metal tool like this if the curve fits your pocket’s.
step 3 press the corner
Using the paper pocket pattern you made in the above process, pull the basted seams and press the seam allowances inward. step 4 pin the pocket
Pin the pocket to where you want it to be attached. Since I was making this with white silk, I thread-marked the pocket placement so there is no chance that I would ruin the fabric. 

step5 baste the pocketstep 5 basting completedHand baste the pocket. I basted as close as possible to the edge. This will make machine sewing easier in the next step.
step 6 attach pocket from insideFrom the inside, attach the pocket as close to the basted line. It gets tricky at the curved corner, but sew slowly using a pointy tool to open up a way for the stitches. Once you are done, take off the hand basted thread an press.

step7 sew for the second timeYou will be sewing the pocket for the second time, this time as close to the creased line after the press. step 7 wrong sideThis is what it looks like from the wrong side of the fabric. Two stitching lines in parallel.
completed pocketsBluff-stitching pockets are elegant and make your handmade garment look expensive! If you are into pockets as much as I am, check out my bellows pocket tutorial as well.

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コバステッチなしのパッチポケットの作り方です。
外側から見ると、「どうやってついてるの？」って思うかも。
一瞬でお洋服を格上げしてくれるポケットだと思います。

コツはめんどくさがらずに手でしつけすることです。
そのあと、内側から2度縫い、仕上げます。