Plastic Canvas Goes Japanese!

. . . So there I was, on a birthday trip to Kinokuniya for Japanese craft books. And I ran across this. That’s right, comrades, it’s about plastic canvas. Japanese craft style. Holy Moly.

Now admittedly, that cover bag is a little . . . whackadoodle for me. But inside, lots of interesting ideas. I’d love to know where I can get my hands on these readymade bag forms. AND, I never thought of latch-hooking on this stuff!

Here’s another take – an allover stitch pattern. Functional, and rather cute! I’d totally carry this.

. . . Speaking of shapes – DUDE.

Double DUDE.

There are definitely hits and misses – because plastic canvas is a stern mistress, even in Japan. Still, light-years from what I’ve seen in U.S. books in terms of sophistication. Albeit odd sophistication.

ACK! When was the last time you saw a cigarette case in a craft book?!

It may be an international law to have at least one tissue box cover in every plastic canvas book. But this one’s a champion – the tissues come out all four sides. And it resembles basketweave. FTW!

ISBN 4-579-11037-4, if you’re interested. And, poking around eBay for the pc-shapes, I found another Japanese pc book. So, now you have the post about that to look forward to. :-)