Books on Sewing

Today, I feel like talking about sewing book. I've been searching for good sewing books for a long time.

Nyesal rasanya I didn't buy sewing books when I was in US 12 yrs ago. However I did bought my SINGER sewing machine from US, bought it at the SAM's CLUB  in 1997 and it cost us only USD 100 back then. It has 32 stitch functions and still working, till now. What an investment, uh.

I have quite a collection of sewing books written by local writers. However, all of the books are in Malay, and there are a lot of weird terms that I couldn't understand. Moreover the details and instructions are not properly written or guided, which made it difficult to follow, and in my opinions, they are kind of nak sorok ilmu gitu, not everything is mentioned. Then last 2 months, after I google on the internet, I ordered two books fr AMAZON. They are

1. High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book)" 

2. Simplicity: Simply the Best Sewing Book

I love them, what a good buy, very detailed instructions and a lot of tips given on how to produce a good garment. Next time, would like to buy different books, hehe. Well, if we buy books, we can get total of RM1000 deductions for books purchase in our income tax..

Some Viscose and Japanese Cotton for SALE

Salam, I've some cotton cloth for sale. Cotton is nice to wear, it's cool and comfortable to wear all day long. These pattern were personally selected when I went shopping few weeks ago. I love the design so much, so terover beli pulak..So, to those who like to wear cotton like I do, do fill-up the order form, k. Good news for this round it will be FREE Shipping...

Cotton Viscose
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 98 (Retail RM125)  SOLD

Cotton Viscose
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 98 (Retail RM125) SOLD

Japanese Cotton
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 80 (Retail RM105)

Cotton Viscose
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 98 (Retail RM125) SOLD

Cotton Viscose
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 98 (Retail RM125)  SOLD

Cotton Viscose
Width: 60", 3.5 metre
(enough for a pair of baju kurung since 60" width)
Price: RM 98 (Retail RM125)

Printed Chiffon
Width: 45", 4 metre

Price: RM 150 (Retail RM190) SOLD

Tips Penjagaan Tudung berAwning

Cara SIMPAN tudung berawning ni, ada byk cara,

1. Just gulung body tudung tu, then masukkan ke dalam awning, simpan dalam laci... but make sure the tudungs tak bertindih antara satu sama lain...

2. Gantung tudung tudung tu, guna hanger biasa boleh, or guna hanger yg bulat utk gantung baju2 baby tu, kepit dekat kain tudung, yg bawah dagu tu, jgn kepit dekat awning. Make sure awning tu tak tekelepet or tertindih dgn baju..

3. The 3rd method, which i like, is, I beli hanger kat IKEA tu, (as shown in the photo below) utk hang tudung2 berawning, senang nak tengok, senang nak gantung, after pakai, hehe..

Cara BASUH tudung berawning ni,

Nak basuh, ada org, guna softlan je, or if me, I beli sabun yg especially for delicate fabric tu, handwash tudung tu satu, satu, maksudnya jgn basuh 3 or 4 tudung at one time, gosok2 sikit aje. JANGAN RENDAM coz kadang2 ada kain yg turun color. Then  bilas, perah sikit kat body je, terus jemur... Masa basah, some awning cam penyek sikit, but once dia kering, dia akan ok balik...

If you have other tips, please do share with us here, k, thanks....

2nd Batch of Tudung Jersey for Sale

Salam,

Alhamdulillah, dalam busy2 with baby, kerja n uruskn rumah, sempat siapkn these few tudungs. Enjoy..

Jersey Scarf - Scallop Style
Jersey Type   : Printed Jersey
Awning Type : Raw Silk (Dark Brown)
Available Qty : 1
Order Code   : S170110-1
Price              : *Offer RM60
                        (normal RM65)
Length            : ~40cm
                        (labuh scallop)

Jersey Scarf - Scallop Style
Jersey Type   : Printed Jersey
Awning Type : Raw Silk (Dark Brown)
Available Qty : 1  SOLD

Order Code   : S170110-2
Price              : *Offer RM60
                        (normal RM65)
Length            : ~40cm
                        (labuh scallop)

Jersey Scarf
Jersey Type   : Printed Jersey
Awning Type : Shantung
Available Qty : 1 SOLD
Order Code   : J170110-3
Price              : *Offer RM70
                       (normal RM75)
Length            : ~51cm (versi labuh)

Jersey Scarf (Double Awning)
Jersey Type   : J1 (Dark green)
Awning Type : Raw Silk + Special Cotton
Available       : 1 SOLD
Order Code  : J170110-4
Price             : *Offer RM65
                       (normal RM75)
Length           : ~42cm

Jersey Scarf (Double Awning) Jersey Type   : J1 (Dark grey)
Awning Type : Shantung + Special Cotton
Available       : 1 SOLD
Order Code  : J170110-5
Price             : *Offer RM65
                      (normal RM75)
Length           : ~42cm

Jersey Tudung feedback

Salam, I got some feedbacks fr some of u.
one is asking what is jersey tudung? well i call it jersey tudung coz i made the tudung using jersey cloth, not lycra or anyting else. some is asking, why the price is expensive?? well to tell the truth, if u visit Arian*, Munawwara*, Hajab* or Pearl Hay*, u'll know what is the normal price, its $85 per piece of tudung... some, is $100++. for double awning, Pearl Hay* is selling at $129 per piece, so really, my price is a bargain.

If u want to compare my price with the pasar malam price, than really, u haven't tried the good quality jersey material. The pasar malam quality is really different, the cloth material is cheap, awning is not sewn properly to the tudung body and it does not looks ekslusive. I did buy one tudung fr pasar malam, i don't like it, panas, looks cheap, so i thrown it away. Furthermore, i'm not getting a cheaper price for the cloth that i bought, i did not buy in bulky, thus i paid a retail price for every meter kain jersey that i bought. Again, kain jersey that i bought, is only the good quality jersey, not the cheap2 one.. coz to me, if tak de org nak, i still can wear it or give it as a gift. And i don't like to wear the tudung which looks cheap or which is also worn by someone else.. (coz those retailers sold 100? or 200? of the same tudung design) . and lagi, i bought the kain at most is 2 metre, coz i want the tudung i made to be exclusive gitu.. kononnya la.. hehe.  So i hope i do answer your questions.. next time, i will probably give u some tips on how to take care of the tudung.

Selamat Tahun Baru 2010

Rasanya tidak terlambat nak ucapkan pada semua "Happy New Year 2010", Semoga tahun ini lebih memberi kebaikan dan keuntungan kepada semua am_nya.

Seperti biasa kebanyakkan keluarga busy di awal tahun untuk menguruskan persekolahan anak-anak, saya juga  terpaksa ambil cuti untuk menemankan anak kesekolah hari ini.

Anyway still busy buat tudung jersey utk diri sendiri and extra utk di jual.  Semenjak membuatnya sendiri, ramai jugak rakan kerja bertanyakan dan berminat serta ada juga menyuruh saya buatkan sekali.  Pada mulanya malas jugak, lebih-lebih lagi sibuk ngan kerja yg perlu disiapkan kat opis tu. But rasanya now dah lega skit so bolehlah mengisi masa terluang dengan membuat tudung jersey nie.

Seperti biasa pilihan kain jersey perlulah menepati ciri saya seperti, kain yg soft, cold tak la berpeluh sangat bila memakainya serta comfortable bila memakainya. So insyaAllah mutu quality fabrik antara terbaik jadi pilihan saya.  So below are some of the ready made Jersey Tudung pilihan saya utk semua.

1st Batch of Tudung Jersey for Sale

For this batch of tudungs, there are 2 special offers, 1st, the price is an offer, introductory price, secondly, if you order two or more, free shipping. I love the tudungs very much looks classy, especially the double awning, do e-mail me if you have any questions, or if you want to order tudung jersey yang labuh, e-mail me how long you want the tudung to be, (1/2 payments are expected on confirmation, another half payment is before the item being shipped)

Scallop Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : Printed Jersey

Awning type   : Raw Silk (Dark Brown)

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : S10110-1

Price              : *Offer RM60
                        (normal price RM65)

Length           :  38-40cm

                        (labuh scallop)

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Brown)

Awning type   : Printed Jersey

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-1

Price              : *Offer RM53
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : ~45cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Dark Blue)

Awning type   : Thai Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-2

Price              : *Offer RM50
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : ~45cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Black)

Awning type   : Thai Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-3

Price              : *Offer RM50
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Brown)

Awning type   : Thai Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-4

Price              : *Offer RM53
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Red)

Awning type   : Shantung

Available Qty : 1  SOLD

Code             : J10110-5

Price              : *Offer RM53
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Grey)

Awning type   : Special cotton

Available Qty : 1  SOLD

Code             : J10110-6

Price              : *Offer RM53
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : J1 (Blue)

Awning type   : Thai Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-7

Price              : *Offer RM53
                        (normal price RM60)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : Printed Jersey

Awning type   : Raw Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-8

Price              : *Offer RM60
                        (normal price RM65)

Length           : 41-43cm

Double Awning Jersey Scarf (*earl H*ya style)

Jersey type     : J1 (Pink)

Awning type   : Double awning

                 (Thai Silk + Special cotton)

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-9

Price              : *Offer RM65
                        (normal price RM75)

Length           : 41-43cm

Jersey Scarf

Jersey type     : Printed Jersey

Awning type   : Raw Silk

Available Qty : 1 SOLD

Code             : J10110-10

Price              : *Offer RM60
                        (normal price RM69)

Length           : 41-43cm