This place should come with a warning label. Caution! Leave your wallet at home!
I finally made it over to Kinokuniya in San Francisco. Oh my, what a crafty-book-lover's paradise! I won't say how much I spent, but suffice it to say I spent a good 2 hours salivating in the design and sewing sections.
They have such an incredible selection of Japanese sewing books and magazines:

And if that's not bad enough, an entire bookshelf of Bunka books, Pochee, etc:

For the eco-minded gift giver, and entire shelf of furoshiki cloths and pattern books:

It's officially time to learn some Japanese, at least enough to decipher the patterns.
And I would love to know what this magazine is really about.




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