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Sewing is back! Young, crafty women are discovering the fun and creativity of working with fabric, needle, and thread to create simple, colourful skirts, suitable for showing off as wearable art. "Sew What! Skirts" assumes no prior sewing experience (and no home class or mother with sewing skills!), and doesn't get bogged down with overly complicated instructions or patterns. Author Francesca DenHartog, a fabric fanatic and sewing instructor, has stripped skirts down to the basics: 15 styles, ranging from an A-line to a circle, wraparound, gored panel, tiered "hippie," layered, and more. All it takes to get started is basic body measurements (no need to go out and buy an expensive pattern), a machine, great fabric, fun embellishments, and a few sewing fundamentals. With a creative can-do attitude, playful photographs, and super-simple step-by-step instructions, "Sew What! Skirts" will connect a whole new generation with the craft of making clothing that expresses your own unique look and personality. It's all about the fabric, as DenHartog demonstrates with the colourful array of patterns and motifs featured throughout. Whimsical, colourful, and easy, the designs in this book are sure to unleash the creative spirit of every budding seamstress.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
I've been sewing for a short while now, have just bought myself a new machine, and I'd say my skill level is pretty basic. This book is everything I wanted, clear and simple instructions, timeless and inspirational designs, all in all very exciting. I love the shape of Monsoon skirts and I can recognise many of their basic styles in here, now I'm looking forward to having a go myself. Unlike one of the other reviewers, my book is also spiral bound but I find this quite useful, you can open the pages up fully while you are working without having to break the spine. Although the fabric sellers listed in the back are based in the US, I have actually ordered fabric online from a couple of them in the past, and found them to be very reasonably priced compared to here in the UK, with an excellent selection and really fast delivery. All in all, this book is amazing! Do the writers have an online blog, I wonder?!
40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
Lovely ! This book shows you how to make a variety of skirts, with appropriate changes of tone. Therefore, when you want to be inspired, it's quite light-hearted about choosing styles and fabric, but when you need it to be authoritative - such as shaping your skirt using darts - it tells you what you need to know.
The reason for four stars is because the construction of the book was pretty poor - the pages were stuck together at the spiral spine, so to read it I had to tear the pages slightly. Disappointing, but if there's a new edition coming out that doesn't have this (or if I was just unlucky with my copy) then it should get five stars.
The reason for four stars is because the construction of the book was pretty poor - the pages were stuck together at the spiral spine, so to read it I had to tear the pages slightly. Disappointing, but if there's a new edition coming out that doesn't have this (or if I was just unlucky with my copy) then it should get five stars.
69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
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A great book about sewing your own skirts. The styles shown in the book are all easy to sew and most importantly flattering for all shapes. The instructions are very clear and cover some basic information about sewing so even beginners can feel confident they will be able to sew one if not all of the skirts. The easiest one is the wrap skirt where you only need fabric and thread. The author advises you to either draw directly on the fabric or if you prefer you can use a large sheet of paper to easily make a pattern. The advantage of using this book instead of shop bought patterns is that you will sew a skirt with a perfect fit, shop bought patterns usually require you to make amendements to them in order to give you a good fit. And, even with designer fabrics such as Amy Butler fabrics, it is quite affordable to sew your own skirts and certainly cheaper than buying a ready to wear one from the shops, plus you will have the pleasure of wearing a unique or personalised design.
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This book is ok. Not the most complete of books on skirt making but definitely fine for beginner. If yopu are looking for advanced level, there are others, better ones.
Published 15 days ago by anniepants
Just what you need to start sewing
I've recently been inspired to start sewing again after 20 years. I am very much a beginner though. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patricia M
Consider carefully before buying.
It's not expensive, but you don't really need this book to make those skirts.
I didn't like the fabrics that were used in the book either...
I didn't like the fabrics that were used in the book either...
Published 5 months ago by mel
Ideal for the beginner like me!
What a decision, to make skirts for my wife, after all I am a bloke!(until I saw a male servicing and using a sewing machine). Read more
Published 7 months ago by technology 093
Sew what Skirts, fantastic for newbies
This book is fantastic. I am a straight out the box newbie to sewing, and dressmaking patterns are far too confusing for me to follow. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Billie
Wonderfully Obvious when pointed out....like all good things
I LOVE this book. Having made my own clothes, on and off, for more years than I'd care to admit to, and bought patterns for each and every one of them, I was extremely pleased to... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jax
Sew What! It's great!
Bought the spiral bound version of this as it makes working from the book so much easier. It will be great to have a pattern that fits me!! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Val
Fantasic book
I am a self taught sewer and fancied turning my hand to dress making, this book is perfect as I hate patterns and always get lost in instructions. Read more
Published 19 months ago by hannah
fantastic book
I love this book, I have done a little bit of craft type sewing before but wanted to have a go at making a skirt, well this book does what it promises. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. Kimberley J. Barnetson
Gives great refresher skills!!
The last time I used a sewing machine was in the mid to late 1980's and so after having taken a break from knitting, I wanted to go back to sewing but had a fear of how and where... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Z. J. Dashell-Adams
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