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Stray Sock Sewing is a great book for anyone wanting to make their own cute and cuddle companions. --Crafts Beautiful
teaches you how to make your own weird and wonderful soft toys --Zest
teaches you how to make your own weird and wonderful soft toys --Zest
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This title helps to discover how to create odd and endearing, one-of-a-kind creatures from all your odd socks. "Stray Sock Sewing" blends lovable how-to projects with zany and whimsical narrative. A thorough basic techniques section breaks down the sewing essentials into easy-to-follow lessons. Eight full step-by-step projects show you how to use your new-found skills to make cute and cuddly creations such as the lotus kitty, sock pig and Indian elephant.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after seeing a picture of a 'luuurve monster' made by someone on a craft website. (That was her name for him!)
The characters in this book are so cute and have such great personalities.
Each sock buddy varies in difficulty, but each featured design comes with really easy to follow instructions. I would imagine most of them are achievable by someone with even basic sewing skills.
Not all the featured characters have instructions though (the reason I knocked a star off), so you need to have a fair amount of talent to be able to create them just from the photos.
That said, there are loads of different characters and ideas in here and had every one of them had instructions included, the book would be like an encyclopaedia and cost 3 times the price!
So I suppose it's a good job.
One thing that is guaranteed is that each little 'socky' is an individual.
(I made the teddy bear and he looks totally different to the one in the book. Cute...but totally different!)
I'd buy this if you want to teach your children to sew....but buy new socks. They're worth it!
The characters in this book are so cute and have such great personalities.
Each sock buddy varies in difficulty, but each featured design comes with really easy to follow instructions. I would imagine most of them are achievable by someone with even basic sewing skills.
Not all the featured characters have instructions though (the reason I knocked a star off), so you need to have a fair amount of talent to be able to create them just from the photos.
That said, there are loads of different characters and ideas in here and had every one of them had instructions included, the book would be like an encyclopaedia and cost 3 times the price!
So I suppose it's a good job.
One thing that is guaranteed is that each little 'socky' is an individual.
(I made the teddy bear and he looks totally different to the one in the book. Cute...but totally different!)
I'd buy this if you want to teach your children to sew....but buy new socks. They're worth it!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Visually a great book, but has some significant flaws. Most of the designs need a pair of socks to make them. There are some you can do with odd stray socks, the little pig is a good example, but the title is misleading.
The first 73 pages are pure indulgence by the author & his photographer, they add absolutely nothing to your ability to make the animals. To add insult to injury most of the creatures in these pages are not given making instructions in the craft part of the book.The rabbits & stripy critter on the front cover are not included in the instructions!
The instructions do leave out some critical explanations: how do you hide the end of your thread once you've embroidered the stuffed head of an animal? I'm still working that out for the Cheshire Cat. Also where do you position his legs? It's frustrating!
I'd say buy it if you have a moderate amount of sewing experience, total beginners will get annoyed by the lack of complete clear instructions. Be aware that many of the creatures in the first part of the book have no instructions( why not show how to do the duck for example?) I'm happy with the price I paid ,but would have felt disappointed if I'd have paid full price.
The first 73 pages are pure indulgence by the author & his photographer, they add absolutely nothing to your ability to make the animals. To add insult to injury most of the creatures in these pages are not given making instructions in the craft part of the book.The rabbits & stripy critter on the front cover are not included in the instructions!
The instructions do leave out some critical explanations: how do you hide the end of your thread once you've embroidered the stuffed head of an animal? I'm still working that out for the Cheshire Cat. Also where do you position his legs? It's frustrating!
I'd say buy it if you have a moderate amount of sewing experience, total beginners will get annoyed by the lack of complete clear instructions. Be aware that many of the creatures in the first part of the book have no instructions( why not show how to do the duck for example?) I'm happy with the price I paid ,but would have felt disappointed if I'd have paid full price.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book is fantastic for that rainy day when your stuck indoors & having an artistic block!
I began to make my first sock-creation he looked soooo cute I became hooked & made a further five. Now I have orders as my friends all want one!
The book itself is superb! The author brings the little characters to life with fun quality photos. The step by step instructions are easy to follow with clear pitcures & explanations.
Because of this book, i'm now happy when one of my socks goes missing! hehe!
I began to make my first sock-creation he looked soooo cute I became hooked & made a further five. Now I have orders as my friends all want one!
The book itself is superb! The author brings the little characters to life with fun quality photos. The step by step instructions are easy to follow with clear pitcures & explanations.
Because of this book, i'm now happy when one of my socks goes missing! hehe!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Stray Sock Sewing
I puchased this book because I make sock animals,and I found this book really good,it gives clear instructions to making the animals,and believe me if I can make them anyone... Read more
Published 2 months ago by roseann
sock it to me
This is a nice book with 8 projects. However, there are lots of pictures of sock projects, the instructions for which are not in the book so it looks like padding to make the book... Read more
Published 3 months ago by supergran
Lovely pictures but little else
I recently purchased this book out of a desire to become more creative and to be able to create great hand-made gifts for my friends. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Charlotte Grimshaw
Best Sock Craft Book Going
bought this one on a whim, and so pleased with it.
The pictures are wonderful to look at, the instructions are very easy to follow, and the handy tips are great. Read more
The pictures are wonderful to look at, the instructions are very easy to follow, and the handy tips are great. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ms. J. T. Reed
full of life
This book made my creativity boost, it's great what you can do with a sock some line and a needle, my little one almost didn't let me finish my first project, she was hugging it... Read more
Published 12 months ago by lili
Cute but not enough instructions
As lovely as this book is - the main bulk of it is just photos of (albeit gorgeous) sock creatures the author has created, there are only instructions for eight of the more... Read more
Published 13 months ago by anon
Sense of Humour Crafts
Got this book for my daughter and she was thrilled. The next mission was to buy socks..
We now have a 'family' of creatures who travel the globe on business trips and one... Read more
We now have a 'family' of creatures who travel the globe on business trips and one... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. A. Valenzuela
sewing and craft
great fun, lovely pictures but you need a lot of imagination to transform them into real things with the designs that you find that are not like the socks he has used. Read more
Published 15 months ago by LesleyM
Really easy to follow, fantastic results
It is a fantastic book for the under-confident crafter like myself. The instructions are really easy to follow and the results are impressive. Read more
Published 21 months ago by N. TURNER
Not enough projects
I got very excited when I first saw this book and love the idea of creating 'sock buddies'. Although the instructions for the projects given are detailed there are not enough... Read more
Published 22 months ago by ja9anna
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