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Home-made Vintage is the ultimate guide to creating an inviting, charming home, from pillows to aprons, curtains to lamp shades. The book offers 40 simple-sew projects to transform every room into the romantic retreat you have always wanted. In this step-by-step guide, Christina Strutt shows readers how to make a wealth of projects for the kitchen and bathroom, conservatory and bedroom, and for giving as gifts as well. A skilled stylist and designer, Christina reveals how to create a look that is personal and unique, but not at all labour-intensive. Reusing old fabrics and accessories in new ways allows the vintage and modern to mingle beautifully and also saves money and time.
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Christina Strutt runs Cabbages & Roses, a fabric company that specialises in historic rural printed fabrics for fashion, accessories and interiors. Cabbages & Roses has two outlets in London and the fabrics and all products are available through the website www.cabbagesandroses.com, and at selected Jigsaw shops across the UK. Christina is the author of Vintage Crafts (ISBN 9781904991120) and Cabbages & Roses Guide to Natural Housekeeping (ISBN 9781906094478), both available from CICO Books.
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140 of 142 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Lovely book with some great ideas. If you love shabby chic then you will like this.
Don't buy it with "Romantic Home Sewing: Cottage-Style Projects to Stitch for the Home by Christina Strutt" however as they are in fact the same book. The only difference is the title and cover (one is paperback, the other hard back).
Don't buy it with "Romantic Home Sewing: Cottage-Style Projects to Stitch for the Home by Christina Strutt" however as they are in fact the same book. The only difference is the title and cover (one is paperback, the other hard back).
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really should have listened to some of the critical reviews before I bought this book! I have only myself to blame - I even "Looked Inside"!
It's a lovely book of its sort but there is nothing new in it for me. I find it nice to flick through in bed on a Sunday morning but can't see myself making much from it.
I've given it 3 stars - not because of my personal preferences but because it bears the dreaded words "These templates are printed at 50% of their correct size. To use scale them up to 200% on a photocopier" and "Draw up full size on paper"
In the case of the aprons how much easier just to give dimensions or even to print a - full size - template for the top shaping for the arms?
Having said that it's an attractive book, nicely laid out and with a number of projects suitable for beginners: ribbon tie cushions; no-sew curtains; simple bags etc and it's not exactly expensive.
It's a lovely book of its sort but there is nothing new in it for me. I find it nice to flick through in bed on a Sunday morning but can't see myself making much from it.
I've given it 3 stars - not because of my personal preferences but because it bears the dreaded words "These templates are printed at 50% of their correct size. To use scale them up to 200% on a photocopier" and "Draw up full size on paper"
In the case of the aprons how much easier just to give dimensions or even to print a - full size - template for the top shaping for the arms?
Having said that it's an attractive book, nicely laid out and with a number of projects suitable for beginners: ribbon tie cushions; no-sew curtains; simple bags etc and it's not exactly expensive.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love vintage designs and I adore flicking through this book just looking at the fabrics and photos.
I have made the laundry bag (page 112) and would like to make readers aware that there is an error in this pattern. The fabric strip for the drawstring cord is stated as having to be 15 1/4 x 2inches; this is far too short. It needs to be 32 x 2 inches.
Other than that there are some really good projects which are suitable for the amateur sewer who wants to push themselves with practical projects and make gifts for friends and family.
I have made the laundry bag (page 112) and would like to make readers aware that there is an error in this pattern. The fabric strip for the drawstring cord is stated as having to be 15 1/4 x 2inches; this is far too short. It needs to be 32 x 2 inches.
Other than that there are some really good projects which are suitable for the amateur sewer who wants to push themselves with practical projects and make gifts for friends and family.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Home Made Vintage
Just what i was looking for! My daughter and I are going to start making things to sell and needed a bit of help to get us going. This will help a lot.
Published 1 month ago by Lyn
A very nice book!
Good ideas, especially for me, because I have a new house decorate... :) The projects are easy to execute and we can get our own ideas from the projects.
Published 2 months ago by Rita Canadas
Hmmmm
Bit disappointed - will probably find the cushion instructions useful and I liked the clotheshanger cover but was expecting more drool-over things to be honest.
Published 9 months ago by a bit random
Disappointing
Having recently been reacquainted with my sewing machine and moving into a Victorian house, I had hoped to find good ideas for things to make for my house. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Sarahgal
Lots to learn
This book has given me some great ideas and is beautifully presented. You'll get great enjoyment just looking at the photographs.
Published 15 months ago by patsyj
very disappointing
The author, in the introduction, states that when writing the book, "the thought of all that sewing did not initially appeal". Read more
Published 15 months ago by tinaF
Home-made vintage by Christina Strutt
Visually the book is pleasing but the substance is lacking. The projects would be easy to make without 'instructions' for the average sewer. A bit gimmicky.
Published 20 months ago by Ms. S. A. Thompson
Disappointing
When the author says - quote "I was faced with a sewing machine but I hadn't a clue how to thread or opperate it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sherbert
Home Made Vintage Chritine Strutt
This is a lovley book packed full of ideas. I do not feel proficient enough to try them out yet being only a beginner but I have plenty to aspire to. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Contrary Mary
Lovely crafts, easy to make
This a lovely book with gorgeous and absolutely inspiring pictures. It's easy to read, as it's composed of mostly pictures and few text, but it says the essential to fell in love... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Rita Domingues
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