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Great pictures, cute ideas, but for beginners | Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew | Amy Karol

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	• Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew Amy Karol Potter Craft, 2007 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

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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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.

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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