23rd Oct 2015
I am not a fan of underwear. Unfortunately, I am also not a fan of going commando. So, for years I wore uncomfortable undies. Too tight, too loose, too high-waisted. Don’t even talk to me about thongs…
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13th Oct 2015
One of the great things about our design process is that it’s collaborative. We can make a sample, edit it quickly, photograph it and find out what you think immediately. We thought we’d show you h…
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9th Oct 2015
When Ureshii first came about, Emily knew she wanted to work with jersey/knit fabric. She looked for something that would take a stitch nicely, drape beautifully, and be readily available in a rain…
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26th Sep 2015
Brief hiatus from posting, my apologies :D The kids are back into the school routine and we are all caught up on sewing. This is such a fun place to be, a little bit of time to toss new (and old) i…
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8th Aug 2015
Pants. Ever since I started making pants that weren’t for myself, I’ve had Pants Trauma. This is why (to some people’s dismay) we didn’t lower the prices on pants during the great price drop of 201…
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30th Jul 2015
This week we’re featuring the Momo Top, one of our not-so-secret favourites. Momo is Japanese for peach, and we were thinking *peaches* because of the sneaky cleavage factor. The neckline is mostly mo…
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22nd Jul 2015
In last week’s post about the Flowy Skirt, Amanda mentioned a time when I was focussed on flexibility of fit and minimizing the number of seams in a garment. At the time I was working alone, and selli…
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15th Jul 2015
The Flowy Skirt is one of the first styles Ureshii offered, way back in 2008. At the time, Emily was intrigued by elegant patterns that had the absolute minimum number of pieces and seams. A circle…
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16th Jan 2015
Ureshii is all about colour – bright, saturated colour. We regularly stock a rainbow of fabrics, and we’re always wanting more. Our customers occasionally request a softer palette and more light ne…
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1st Sep 2014
Labour day is here! Looks like we managed to work our way through another summer. Every year we get better at managing work and kids, or maybe the kids just get better at feeding themselves :P…
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10th Nov 2013
I made twenty five Soft Tops this week, so it seemed like the perfect time to give this garment a good going over. We’ve been selling this top since day one, and it doesn’t seem to be lo…
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4th Oct 2013
Seems like time to introduce the real stars of the whole Ureshii operation. (Someone should cover all kitty ears for a minute or two!) True, I do all the sewing, but these babies stop me from spending…
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