Sewing For Dummies [Kindle Edition] Author: Jan Maresh Saunders | Language: English | ISBN:
B0041D8UUE | Format: PDF, EPUB
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The most complete guide to sewing basicsPeople are always looking for ways to cut expenses and be creative and stylish at the same time. Learning to sew is a great way to arm yourself with the skills to repair and create clothing and furnishings for yourself and your family for little to no cost. But learning how to sew and how to choose the tools and supplies to begin sewing can be confusing.
Now, you can turn to this hands-on, friendly guide for the most up-to-date information, the best techniques, and fun projects for learning (or brushing up on) the art of sewing.
- Easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations make it easier to learn
- Fresh new patterns, projects, stitches, and techniques for fashion and the home
- Budget-conscious tips for breathing new life into existing garments
Complete with a section on common sewing mistakes and how to avoid them, Sewing For Dummies, 3rd edition gives you the confidence and know-how to sew like a pro. Direct download links available for Sewing For Dummies Free PDF
- File Size: 10916 KB
- Print Length: 418 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0470623209
- Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (August 13, 2010)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0041D8UUE
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,891 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I was far from impressed with this book, so I'm somewhat baffled by it's high rating.
The concept of the Dummies Collection Empire is unparallelled genius, and generally very helpful for finding the basic information one needs when introduced to something new. That said, perhaps they've over-shot the mark with this one.
I'm a seamstress- self-taught, and I run my own business selling my clothing. I typically use a technique called draping, but rarely use patterns. I picked this book up for a friend that I'm teaching to sew, thinking it would be a good reference book on sewing machine basics for her when I wasn't there, as well as to give her a more fundamental understanding of patterns (and adjusting them) than I could.
When I chose the book, I chose it specifically among many, b/c it was called "Sewing"- as opposed to say, "fashion" or "dressmaking", assuming this would be the appropriate choice for her entry-level needs.
There is little information in this book about sewing machines- a short, poorly written chapter with almost zero information on the general parts and processes of the sewing machine. The remainder of the book is dedicated to actually sewing something- a couple boring projects, and a slim section on the basic stitches used in sewing.
They do go over the tools of the trade, but not in depth, and othertimes, on things that most people could figure out how to use on their own. An entire detailed page on the self-threading needle is overkill. I'm pretty sure most novices could master it's use without a diagram, but "Dummies" seems to have taken us for, well, dummies.
If you've never sewn before, and you've never even seen the inside of a sewing aisle, then perhaps you'll find this book useful.
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