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all my japanese craft books and their isbn's
I thought it might be fun and, maybe helpful to some, to show and tell all my japanese craft books and their ISBN numbers. I just discovered (thanks Cindy!) that you can order many of these books through YesAsia.com. The interface is in English, the checkout is super easy and they have FREE shipping for orders over $39. Score! So if you don't have Kinokuniya or Mitsuwa nearby you can still get in on the japanese crafty goodness.
It's so much cheaper to get these books on YesAsia than Kitty's on ebay. And it's fun to do the sleuthing.. for example I thought this book on Kitty's looked cool. So I discovered if there is any English on the cover at all it's not that hard to find on Amazon.jp. A search for "cotton paint" led me right to it. Then with the ISBN I found it over on YesAsia.. $11.43!! It sold for $31 plus $14.30 shipping on Kitty's. Of course then I forgot to order it when I put in my YesAsia order. duh. Oh, and I should mention - this is my first time ordering with them. But I've heard good things.
So here are the ones I have
My beloved Patchwork book...457911020X
cute little stuffie book Myra sent me...483476348X. Sadly they don't seem to have this one at YesAsia but do over at Amazon.jp, here.
cross-stitch book I got for Christmas...4277370055
new style of sashiko...4277341063
Stuffed Toys Easy to Make - this is where I got the scottie dog pattern...4834719227, not on yesasia but on amazon.jp here
Anytime, Anywhere Teddy Bear, another Christmas present :) ... 4579107616 only on Amazon.jp
Flower Accessory - my first Japanese craft book that my sweet Mom bought me from Kitty's...4277462618
Sashiko Zakka...4277341071
Palm Sized Stuffies from Jen...4834722449
Teddy Bear...427756108X
A quilting book of house patterns that I just bought (more on it later)...4529040984
bag book...4529040011
Mascot Album...4277552056.. on amazon.jp here . And here are some pics from it over on Kitty's. This is the book with the puppy purse pattern.
So if anyone else out there want to share their ISBNs too that'd be super cool. Subvert the system man!
April 17, 2005 | Permalink
Comments
this is VERY generous of you, hillary.
thank you.
Posted by: laura r. | Apr 18, 2005 2:12:15 PM
You're an angel. Thank you SO much!
I hope your new order arrives soon!
Posted by: Adriana | Apr 18, 2005 3:10:38 PM
Go, Hillary! I choked every time I saw what those books went for on Kitty's. In general, I think book prices here are far better than in the U.S. for similar-looking books. Most of the excellent craft and quilting books are in the $10-$16 range. Awesome that you got free shipping. :-)
Posted by: Jennifer in Tokyo | Apr 18, 2005 4:33:24 PM
Excellent idea! I will do the same once I get my act together (which could take a while). I have looked at YesAsia before, but I haven't ordered anything ... yet!
Posted by: Mariko | Apr 18, 2005 6:57:34 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Posted by: bellablue | Apr 18, 2005 7:06:13 PM
PS- Here are some of my Japanese craft books http://bellablue.typepad.com/bellablue/2005/03/im_in_love.html The Anano (not really craft books but, oh, so cute) ISBN's are in my comments and the other 3 are as follows... ISBN4-14-031100-2 ; ISBN4-529-03629-4 ; ISBN4-14-031121-5
Posted by: bellablue | Apr 18, 2005 7:12:03 PM
you rock-thank you!
so-they all look cool-any favorites? any that were a bit disappointing-or just a one pattern wonder?
Posted by: amy k. | Apr 18, 2005 7:56:38 PM
Is there any english in these? Thank you
Posted by: Betty | Apr 18, 2005 7:58:17 PM
Hey, very generous for sharing! Thanks. I've bought from Kitty and she can be pricey.
Posted by: Nicole | Apr 18, 2005 8:22:03 PM
Oh, such a good collection. You can see my set, with reviews, links to Amazon Japan, and links to finished projects, on my library page: www.huangfamily.com/craftlog/library.html
Posted by: Maitreya | Apr 18, 2005 8:38:07 PM
thank you so much! for the ISBNs AND the buying hints!
Posted by: karen | Apr 18, 2005 9:10:48 PM
Those are all so great! I have one book (you can see it here: http://img242.echo.cx/img242/7683/amiamigurumi14xa.jpg )
The ISBN is 4-574-80287-1
Posted by: Heatherica | Apr 18, 2005 10:55:27 PM
I cannot thank you enough for this info! I would like to tell you (and everyone) that I also found an online coupon for $5 off a purchase of $30 or more, just enter code SFIAAFF2005 into the coupon code box at checkout! Thanks to you I was able to order (3) aranzi aronzo books for $40.00!!! That includes the $5 off and free shipping!! Thank you so much, do you mind if I post about this on my blog tomorrow (giving you credit of course!) The way I found the books I wanted was to open up several windows at once, one I had amazon.jp, one I had the aranzi aronzo website, and also the yesasia, for some reason I couldnt find the books when i searched aranzi aronzo, because they have it listed as aranji, but anyway i found lots without pics, so I clicked on the name, cut and pasted the USBN into amazon.jp which always had the photo, then looked for the matching photo on arazi aronzo website--where they had a description..So I could make sure I was ordering the correct books! Anyhow hope that makes sense!! Thanks for making my night!
Posted by: Heidi | Apr 19, 2005 12:16:07 AM
Wow Hillary, thanks for the tip and for sharing all your Japanese books! I'll try and do the same on my blog tin a day or so. I have bought Japanese books and fabric in the past from Megumi whose eBay seller ID is: "meg_pomaikai" (really great service!)
Posted by: Sandra | Apr 19, 2005 2:18:39 AM
Yay - thanks so much. After putting myself on a craft stuff diet only yesterday I just spent $50 over at Yes Asia. Whoops!
Posted by: kerrie | Apr 19, 2005 3:53:20 AM
This post is solid gold goodness. Thank you! :)
Posted by: Katy. | Apr 19, 2005 7:40:59 AM
Thanks for that website! I've been wanting to buy one of those books for my sister. Thank you!
Posted by: Holly | Apr 19, 2005 8:47:42 AM
Kudo's for letting it all out : )
Posted by: Cindy | Apr 19, 2005 9:19:39 AM
thanks for posting those!!! i once spent a week (literally - a few hours every day for a whole week) searching through amazon.jp looking for the "mascot album" just by finding things that seemed similar and checking that sort of "people who liked this book also bought these" link, and then matching up the kanji with the image of the cover. sheesh!
i'm very interested to see your post on the house-quilt patterns...
Posted by: mylaar | Apr 19, 2005 9:32:45 AM
Thanks so much for sharing/enabling! I'm new to this particular addiction but the shipping from Korea, and the wait time, was killing me!
xoxo Kay
Posted by: Kay | Apr 19, 2005 9:34:41 AM
Whoah! Thank you for doing this, and thank you for the links, I had no idea there was an easy way to get my hands on the Japanese craftbooks I've been eyeing everywhere!
Posted by: Heidi | Apr 19, 2005 10:40:05 AM
YOU. RULE. Period.
Posted by: A.J. | Apr 19, 2005 11:02:53 AM
Thank you very much! Very generous!
Posted by: Tuula | Apr 19, 2005 11:05:37 AM
Betty - they're all in japanese, but with lots of diagrams.
Amy - nope, no disappointments, lots of good stuff. I don't think I could pick favorites. I love all my pretty books! I haven't made that many things out of them though. I'm much more into making my own patterns these days, but I have daydreams of a later-in-life self, retired maybe, crafting up a storm and making every single thing in these books. Maybe I'll have learned japanese by then!
Amy has some great books, one on bags and one on embroidery over on angrychicken
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2005/04/happy_book_2.html
and
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2005/04/great_find.html
Thanks Heidi for the head's up on the coupon! sweet!
Thanks Bellablue, Maitreya & Heatherica for sharing :)
Thanks Sandra for the ebay tip - she has some beautiful kimono fabrics up for sale.
Posted by: hillary | Apr 19, 2005 11:18:26 AM
this is fantastic--i have been drooling over the patchwork book since you posted it. i have a japanese bookstore here in town (SF, CA), and they carry some of these books, but not the patchwork one! now there is hope for me to acquire it! thank you!
Posted by: Lisa | Apr 19, 2005 11:32:10 AM
woo! great tip!
better hide my credit card.
:)
Posted by: tania | Apr 19, 2005 12:59:13 PM
You are a total craft goddess for sharing this. I've been so frustrated recently trying to get hold of some these wonderful books and was thinking there MUST be a way. Well, you've showed us all.
Posted by: Jane | Apr 19, 2005 1:09:31 PM
Thanks Hillary! What a great idea to share this... Between Yes Asia and Crescent-Shop, we should be able to get most anything from Japan! How dangerous is that?!? I'll try to get my Japanese craft books up too - I've got quite a few.
Posted by: kelly | Apr 19, 2005 4:51:40 PM
HI Hillary!
Greetings from Amyville, I have been lurking for way too long... I am just a huge fan of your blog and all your crafty-goodness. The ISBN sharing is a fab idea, and you inspired me to post my books as well- you can find them on my blog:
http://amy_secrest.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=1069128
Keep on craftin'!xo
Posted by: amy in az | Apr 19, 2005 7:02:49 PM
thanks, hillary! so generous of you to put this together. inspired by you, i posted one of my favorite new finds with the isbn today. xoxo
Posted by: cheryl | Apr 19, 2005 7:20:32 PM
yesasia is a very good source to order from. i've always been very satisified with them!
Posted by: jungs | Apr 19, 2005 7:54:18 PM
Thanks for the info, Hillary. You're a doll!
Posted by: Liz Bugh | Apr 20, 2005 9:20:30 AM
Even though I never make bags from patterns, I find looking at Japanese craft books very inspirational, so I just had to go check out more photos at YesAsia and after an email with Amy from AngryChicken and seeing the photos online that I came across, I just had to swallow my craft diet pride and spend $50 on books. I can't wait for them to show up. Woo hoo! Thanks, Hillary. You're such a wonderful dear.
Posted by: Cinnamon | Apr 20, 2005 11:15:50 AM
AWESOME! Thanks so much for sharing, you totally rule! :)
Posted by: hannah | Apr 20, 2005 1:06:57 PM
my eyes have been opened...i had NO idea there were so MANY books of japanese crafty goodness and that so many people knew about them. i'm not sure if becoming aware of this new realm of cuteness is going to be good for my budget. thanks for sharing!
Posted by: kristen | Apr 21, 2005 12:37:44 AM
What an excellent idea this was, Hillary!
Here are the ones I have and didn't see mentioned anywhere else:
http://ervilhas.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/101292.html
Thanks :)
Posted by: rosa | Apr 21, 2005 5:05:53 AM
o my. i hear the sound of my bank account emptying out!!!
Posted by: mari | Apr 21, 2005 5:27:32 AM
Here are the ISBNs for two of the Aranzi Aronzo books
ISBN: 4579109783
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4579109783/249-6226639-4696323
ISBN: 457910921X
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/457910921X/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/249-6226639-4696323
Thank you!
Posted by: Donna | Apr 22, 2005 11:40:10 PM
here are some more isbn links
from carolyn,
http://www.girlreaction.prettyposies.com/book.html
from mariko,
http://www.supereggplant.com/archives/000501.html
from kelly,
http://buzzville.typepad.com/photos/japanese_craft_books/index.html
from rosa,
http://www.himawari.com.hk/Shop/Shuge2/
Posted by: hillary | May 3, 2005 11:36:23 AM
Thanks to everyone who posted their ISBN's.
I never knew there were so many cool books out there.
I've made a list (and checked it twice) of the things I'm interested in.
Now to find that guy I met who knows Japanese.
Posted by: madame ugly | Jun 3, 2005 2:42:55 PM
merci, merci beaucoup ! Thanks so much for that ! I have fallen in love with japanese craft! so, so, so cute ! thanks again for sharing hillary !
Posted by: lili confetti | Jun 21, 2005 11:32:57 AM
here's mine to share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keymistress/sets/1005860/
sorry i don't have a scanner so i took photos of my books instead...
Posted by: keymistress | Oct 5, 2005 2:39:38 AM
wow, thanks so much for the YesAsia, much easier than me trying to bumble my way round the Amazon.co.jp site, however my wallet, really didn't need to see this site :)
Posted by: Helen | Oct 31, 2005 9:12:47 PM
With amazon.co.jp you just find the search box and enter the ISBN. Then find the Add to Cart button.
I have got lots of pics from books here too:
www.flickr.com/photos/redinstead/sets/1603238 (handbags)
www.flickr.com/photos/redinstead/sets/1735246 (toys)
Jen
www.jenleheny.com
Posted by: Jen Leheny | Jan 3, 2006 2:20:56 AM
Hello,
I just started to get interrested by japanese craft books, I just bought 11 books on amazon and I just wanted to know if you think it's the cheapest way to find good books.
My sister said to me that with amazon.co.jp, we don't have to pay shipping costs, but I paid 6000 Yen...
Is it normal, or is there any other ways to pay less or no shipping fees???
And other question, Do you use sewing machine to do your puppies and other stuff or do you do it by hand??? Or both...
I know it seems to be crazy to ask you all these question, but I just started a new "art", and, I don't know anything about it...
Well, whatever, i wish you a very good, and i thank you for answering to these quite stupids enormous questions...
Daphne Deleuze, Belgium...
Posted by: DaphneD | Feb 6, 2006 4:27:18 PM
day, wish you a very good day, sorry for the missing word...
Posted by: DaphneD | Feb 6, 2006 4:29:09 PM
Does any one know of any one who has some pet accessory patterns that they have scanned that are online or they can send me. I love these japanese craft patterns for dogs.
Posted by: Amy | Feb 8, 2006 8:42:23 AM
Hi
i have scanned my japanese craft books to add to this great resource
http://longbob.blogspot.com/2006/05/japanese-craft-books.html
thank you
Diane
Posted by: diane | May 29, 2006 9:51:42 AM
Love the Japanese craft books. Thanks this has been really helpful. Now I can order some of them.
Cheers
Mia
Posted by: Mia | Jun 5, 2006 8:31:58 PM
You can also find a huge selection of craft books at Mitsuwa - a Japanese marketplace near Woodfield Mall outside of Chicago. They also have a delicious food court!
Posted by: Christine | Jun 10, 2006 8:28:30 AM
Hi,
I have also scanned in my books and thought I would add them to the list.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72207131@N00/
Posted by: oolongtea | Jun 11, 2006 6:58:52 PM
Wow.... Just wanted to thank you for sharing about yesasia.com. I'm in Toronto and have been hoping for some of those amazing Japanese craftbooks, but when I calculated the shipping in, gave up the idea. Now I just orderd too many books... (grin). BTW, I also let Amy of Knitty.com know about the shipping sale from yesasia.com I hope you don't mind.
Posted by: minka | Jun 20, 2006 3:43:02 PM
I was wondering with the scotty dog craft book, if you can just follow along with the diagrams and not have to read the japanese? because i cant read japanese, but i really want to make one!
please reply...
Posted by: Melissa | Mar 31, 2007 4:48:22 AM
Still trying to track down that book , Children's Room-Stockholm. I have a 6 month old & it's time to spice up her peaceful den.
Any help SO appreciated.
Posted by: Betty | Apr 11, 2007 10:49:28 AM
....your designs are nice to look at....i want to learn how to create one.......
Posted by: mosaic | Apr 18, 2007 2:13:35 AM
....your designs are nice to look at....i want to learn how to create one.......
Posted by: mosaic | Apr 18, 2007 2:13:42 AM
Hi Hilary - I have just ordered my first lot of Japanese craft magazines from yesasia - the cheapest way to buy them from Australia. No one seems to have them here - I own a retail craft book shop and none of my supplier can access them - I asked yesasia for a whole sale account but they only offer a 10% discount if you want to order over $1000.00US - I don't think my old patchwork ladies would appreciate the potential of these mags - so I will just have to order for myself and share any pics you may not have on my weblog. I have just published my weblog yesterday, I am a first timer, so I would appreciate any comments you have. Cheers Tania - for Oz
Posted by: Tania | Apr 25, 2007 3:59:29 AM
Thank you for sharing your fun Japanese books Hilary - I didn't get to read all of the comments but was wondering: for someone who doesn't read Japanese, could I still follow the instructions in these books if I were to get one? The crafts look like so much fun!
Thanks,
Jen
Posted by: Jen Scott | May 8, 2007 9:21:02 AM
Oh my goodness !
Thank you SOOOO much for posting all of this ! I discovered the fun of the mini Japanese felt animals a month or two ago but have had no luck in finding the books until now !
I now have some wonderful books to look forward to having delivered at the end of this month.
Thank you thank you thank you !
:D
Posted by: Liz | May 31, 2007 9:14:09 PM
yesasia is offering a $5 coupon for US customers until July 31, 2007.
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for shopping at YesAsia.com! In celebration of Independence Day on July 4, we are offering customers in the US a special US$5 off coupon. We will also be continuing our Free International Shipping offer into 2007. Please do not hesitate to share this coupon with your friends and take advantage of these great offers today!
How to redeem your US$5 Coupon:
Simply enter the coupon code "US" during the checkout process, and you will save US$5 off any purchase over US$30. This coupon expires July 31, 2007, so don't wait too long!
I used the coupon the other day and also got free shipping because my order was over $25.
Posted by: Hannah | Jul 5, 2007 8:32:50 PM
i came across this wonderful site...i was wondering if you knew where to get this book:
Mascot album of a memory
you have it listed but it is not available on the site you listed anymore...any suggestions? i really want the deer patterns!!!
Posted by: snew | Dec 6, 2007 8:19:49 PM
I have recently discovered Japanese patterns, btw, I live in Okinawa, Japan. I bought a few patterns the other day but have not tried them so far. In a pinch I should be able to find a nice soul to help me translate them.
Posted by: laura | Feb 13, 2008 6:07:48 PM
