Tatjana V. (tatjana) reviewed Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 13
This book is great.
I had to edit my former review. I hate doing that, but I was a little... ok a lot off. I apologize. I'm upping the stars after actually trying three of the patterns.
I'm ignoring the baby stuff. There is a section of baby stuff in the back, but I'm just going to blithely never get to it... and possible get over myself, unless a friend has a kid I can't resist... Or I want to make a squirrel and cat puppet theatre for my dogs. By now, I'd actually considering it.
The non-baby crap is pretty spiffy. It has some great tips and shortcuts and some terrific way to think about making stuff that I'd not experienced before. That's not particularly difficult since I'm a novice sewing enthusiast. She comes from the point of view of an person who doesn't equate growing older with giving into lame mall products... and the wisdom of someone who really loves to make stuff with fabric and thread. It's an excellent addition to the trend of reclaiming craft and injecting it with a sense of freedom to make it subversive. Avoiding the mall has always been subversive.
Don't laugh, but I made cafe curtains, a round pillow, and a dog collar. By the time I got to the dog collar, I was actually improving upon the original design to suit my enormous, furry children. The illustrations and directions are very clear if you look at them. The writing is snappy and Amy has a great sense of humour.
I'll be keeping this one for a while
Sew on!
I had to edit my former review. I hate doing that, but I was a little... ok a lot off. I apologize. I'm upping the stars after actually trying three of the patterns.
I'm ignoring the baby stuff. There is a section of baby stuff in the back, but I'm just going to blithely never get to it... and possible get over myself, unless a friend has a kid I can't resist... Or I want to make a squirrel and cat puppet theatre for my dogs. By now, I'd actually considering it.
The non-baby crap is pretty spiffy. It has some great tips and shortcuts and some terrific way to think about making stuff that I'd not experienced before. That's not particularly difficult since I'm a novice sewing enthusiast. She comes from the point of view of an person who doesn't equate growing older with giving into lame mall products... and the wisdom of someone who really loves to make stuff with fabric and thread. It's an excellent addition to the trend of reclaiming craft and injecting it with a sense of freedom to make it subversive. Avoiding the mall has always been subversive.
Don't laugh, but I made cafe curtains, a round pillow, and a dog collar. By the time I got to the dog collar, I was actually improving upon the original design to suit my enormous, furry children. The illustrations and directions are very clear if you look at them. The writing is snappy and Amy has a great sense of humour.
I'll be keeping this one for a while
Sew on!
