japanese craft book day: more mamewanko

Fortunately (or unfortunately for my bank account), I work about five blocks from the Seattle Kinokuniya Bookstore. Many's the lunch hour I've spent poring over Japanese craft and design books. I've got a bunch, enough that I could probably make this a semi-regular post for a while. My latest acquisition is another mamewanko book, ISBN4-579-10936-8. I think the other one came out a couple of years ago. They show "how to make tiny dogs":
 
They have great design:

And if all that doesn't make you pass out from the cuteness, it even has instructions for accessories for your tiny dog...including a teeny tiny dog for him to play with!!

Eeeeee! (That's me squealing with delight). I can hardly stand it, but here's one more:

I'd really like to make some of these guys. Does anyone know of a source for these?
Thanks!

Comments

[miranda]

I have this one too. I am totally obsessed with my Sheltie, and this was the book that had the pattern that would be most useful in making a miniature version of her... only I can't remember which it was, probably a border collie or corgi.

I got the book from Kitty Craft on ebay a couple of years ago. The purchasing experience was good (they even sent free fabric) and the book is, as you said, insanely adorable. I don't know if most people realize that the majority of Japanese craft books are so visual that they don't really need to be in English. However, I'd say that sourcing the materials for this one could be a problem, especially for people who don't live in a big city.

I don't know about the eyepins shown here, but most craft stores have tiny black button eyes available - 3mm, 6mm, 9mm, and so forth. You push them through the fabric and push a disc onto the back to secure them. They could be painted around the outer edge in acrylics. Stores used to have a better selection of dollmaking materials, until two or three years ago, but expansion in other sections (probably mostly yarn and scrapbooking) pushed out most of the doll parts. Now all I can find without ordering are the plain black plastic eyes.

I'm not sure whether I'm glad that I only get to go to Kinokuniya on vacation or sad about it. I spent several hundred dollars there, mostly on craft books, a few years ago.

[Christine]

Hi, maybe they are shrinky dinks? You can easily make them yourself!