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Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
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Manufacturer: Potter Craft
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Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.
Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information on basic equipment and supplies, advice on choosing and using fabrics, and a fantastic section on techniques. In addition, Amy walks readers through easy, inspiring patterns designed for the fashion-savvy crafter. Playful, modern projects, which include pillows, aprons, and purses, help novices master sewing skills while providing immediate sewing gratification—and confidence. Best of all, Amy explains what’s easy, what’s hard, and when not to sweat the small stuff.
With its best-friend tone, solid reference section, and supercute projects, this is the introduction to sewing that you won’t want to be without.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.2
EAN: 9780307347213
ISBN: 0307347214
Label: Potter Craft
Manufacturer: Potter Craft
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2007-06-19
Publisher: Potter Craft
Release Date: 2007-06-19
Studio: Potter Craft
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Sewing by the rules -
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew This book is not so much about sewing as it is about embellishing your sewing projects. A new sewer must learn some basic rules and can then branch out into creative endeavors. I found the ideas presented to be interesting, but not such a good place for beginner sewers to start.
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This is the best beginning sewing book I've seen so far. The projects are creative, fun and wonderfully illustrated with great photos.
Great pictures, cute ideas, but for beginners -
This book is great for a beginner sewer but for people who are more advanced should pass this book up. The projects range from simple to complex, but in reference to a beginner. There are also many projects for children and babies which was no use to me because I have none. Although I am an advanced seamstress I can play off of these ideas to make a more complex project.
Really enjoy Amy's blog. Book leaves a lot to be desired. -
To the people who have said this is generally not a book for beginners, I have to agree. Problems lie in Amy's line drawings, which are often difficult to understand, the lack of info on yardage to purchase, the use of flannel instead of conventional interfacing (unless you want everything soft and floppy), the need to enlarge and tape the patterns, and the paucity of directions on how to do things like miter corners and properly match notches. Another issue is that the photography is quite nice, but often ineffective. Look at the project picture for the place mats, and you'll see what I mean. Not only are we told to miter corners w/o being given clear instructions, but we can't even see how Amy's done it in the picture, because the sides are cut off (it's also "artistically" blurry). It can't always be style over substance.
Now that I've worked my first project from this book, it might just be my last.
I use and enjoy Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop much more.
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I learned to sew years ago--I made coats, suits, children's clothes--from patterns including designer Vogue. For the last 15 years I have sewn mostly curtains and household stuff. I know how to sew, but this book shows a different way of looking at sewing and made me think more creatively about what I was doing. An enjoyable book to read for inspiration and/or use for projects.
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