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Author: Reader's Digest Editors
ISBN: 0762104201
Number of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2002-10-24
Publisher: Readers Digest

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Clear, concise guide
by Customer A1SYPT8V9IKO0J at February 26th, 2008
I'm a great fan of Reader's Digest How-to books. I have found that they usually are the beginner's friend. Like all the Reader's Digest books I own, this one gives clear directions that a beginner can understand. The illustrations are easy to understand and usually give critical information. You can (and I have) teach yourself to sew with this book. It gives the very specific information you need to start from knowing nothing. Things like how to read a pattern, how to pin and cut fabric, etc. However, it also moves toward the kind of general and abstract information that you need to have later, in order to be able to be more creative. Things like how to recognize different types of fabric, different ways to finish seams, different ways to hem garments, how to modify fit, how to modify a pattern, etc. With those types of information at your fingertips, you can master making almost anything.

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