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Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
written by Amy Karol
Studio : Potter Craft
by Potter Craft
Release Date : 2007-06-19
Publisher : Potter Craft
Released : 2007-06-19
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780307347213
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 68 reviews)
List Price : $21.95
Our Price : $13.09
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Product Description |
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. |
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Truly a beginner's guide to sewing and with great projects! |
Love this book! Before using this book, I had never sewn a stitch, but was aching to learn. This book has a wonderful introduction to sewing in the beginning - with detailed descriptions of tools and accessories as well as methods and tips - invaluable to the newest of the new to sewing. Each project typically builds on the skills practiced on previous projects - not necessarily having a new technique with each project, but it may help to have glanced over the tips and tricks sections of all the projects before trying one further into the book (especially if you're inexperienced like me).
I will agree that the editing of the book falls a little short. So far, I've tried 4 projects from the book and they have each had at least one error - some errors were easy to spot (i.e., when spec'ing out the dimensions for handles, 13"x16" was obviously wrong), but others were quite frustrating for a beginner. Fortunately, there is a very helpful group on flickr named with the title of the book. There is a discussion group there with errata for the group as well as general questions / answers - extremely helpful. I would recommend using this group along with the book - searching on your project before you start for some explanation of known trouble spots.
All in all, great book with really fun projects, mostly easy to understand patterns, and great tips for beginners! |
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Bend the Rules Sucking more like it. |
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Okay, it's one thing to bend the rules a little when sewing, it is another to make a bunch of craft projects that look like my five year old made them. This book was worthless, and I am a beginner sewer, so it should have been perfect for me. This book makes me wonder just how easy it is to get a book published. I know nothing about deep sea diving, but maybe I could write a book on it. :) |
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Sewing by the rules |
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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. |
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Great pictures, cute ideas, but for beginners |
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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. |
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