Giveaway #1

I must be the only blogger alive who's never done any giveaways but now I have a perfect reason: I am clearing my shelves before a big move to London in a couple of months' time. Yes, it's scary, yes, it's exciting, yes, it's sad and yes, it's full of uncertainty. I am not sure whether I'll like London, not sure whether I'll stay with my company, not sure where I can buy a new sewing machine (because the old one will have to find a new owner).

But this post is not about that: it's all about the giveaway. My shelves are full of Japanese sewing and craft books, but I won't be taking some of them with me. Hopefully, five of you will be lucky and end up with one of the sewing books! This giveaway will be running between my blog and Japanese Sewing Books, whose owner Yi Farn kindly agreed to share it. If you already own a Japanese sewing book, you can find a lot of useful information on her blog, for example, how to understand Japanese patterns or dictionary of Japanese sewing terms.

NOTE: some of the books are brand new but some have been used to draw patterns!

The conditions are simple: just leave a comment about anything that crosses your mind - the state of international affairs, the book you are currently reading, today's weather forecast or your current sewing project. At the end of each giveaway period (there will be five, schedule included at the very end of this post), Yi Farn and I will draw one winner from those who have commented on either blog (maximum two entries per person, for leaving a comment on each blog).

Giveaway #1 offers this Happy Homemade vol.3., brand new book. For more pictures you are welcome to visit Amazon and check the preview. I've also just found this Flickr photostream, please check it out.

The giveaway will close on Friday May 3rd, at 23:59 Japanese time. The winner and the next book to be given away will be announced on Saturday, May 4th.

Good luck!

Giveaway schedule:

May 1, We
May 4, Fri,
May 7, Tue
May 10, Fri
May13, Mon