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One of the main reasons new sewers buy a machine is to start making their own clothes. However, beginners sewing books tend to include only a few basic projects, often with very little focus on making clothes. With easy-to-follow instructions, clear illustrations, and simple, downloadable sewing patterns, Skirts & Dresses for First Time Sewers fulfils a need for a practical resource of clothing projects aimed at novice sewers who want to start making their own clothes. Covering a wide range of popular classics from A-line and pencil skirts to wrap and shift dresses, each chapter begins with fashionable visual inspiration. Basic information details the key characteristics of each style, together with the most suitable fabrics to use, and creative styling tips. These overviews are followed by detailed step-by-step tutorials that show readers exactly how to sew their own version of each dress or skirt, using easy-to follow text and simple illustrations to guide them through every part of the process. Patterns for every sewing project are easily accessible via handy QR codes, while suggestions are also offered for making simple adaptations to each style in order to create different looks. A useful chapter on embellishments concludes the book, showing how to add a variety of basic trims to finished garments, including lace edging, collars, and applique.
- Sales Rank: #10354193 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-13
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.72" h x .35" w x 7.52" l, 1.16 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
Review
"This book is a great learning source for anyone interested in sewing, and it's written simply enough for beginners to understand. With this book you can actually learn about sewing. It explains all there is to know about sewing skirts and dresses, including basic sewing tools, a glossary, how to lay out and cut patterns, and has tips on making the garments look high-quality. Not only are the instructions easy to understand, but also there are many diagrams and tutorials to make learning as effortless as possible. The book features step-by-step assembly instructions on each of the garments within the book. I have not sewn anything for a few years and reading this book was a great way to start again. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn a little more about sewing. It contains all the information needed to construct fun garments, and anyone, including beginners, can customize the garments with their favorite types of fabrics and patterns."
—Night Owl Reviews, www.nightowlreviews.com
About the Author
Christine Haynes is a prolific seamstress, lecturer and author who has been sewing nonstop since the age of 10 when her mother taught her the craft. Since that time, she has developed several of her own collections that were showcased in fashion and trade shows, and sold in boutiques around the world. Christine's work has been featured in print, online and on TV via The New York Times, Sew News Magazine, Martha Stewart's Radio Channel, People.com, NBC's Today Show and PBS's Sew it All, among others.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
This could have been a great book.
By KP
I’ll get this part out of the way first and say yes, the other reviewers are right: you won’t be making any of the exact dresses or skirts featured in the photographs. I think it’s misleading to put photographs on the cover that aren’t of the actual projects, but since I checked out the reviews here before finally deciding to buy the book, I was prepared. I can definitely understand why it would be frustrating to those who may have pre-ordered it or couldn’t look at it in a bookstore first (which is what I did).
Having said that, there is still more in the book that is misleading. The provided drawings of what you will be making aren’t accurate either. The style for most of the drawings is pretty close, but don’t base your purchase on the length or the fit in the drawings. The tunic “dress” is a top. There’s no way it could ever BE a dress unless you’re five feet tall. And, some women are. So maybe a five-foot woman who wants to sew her own clothes will be fine with that. But I’m 5’7”. And in the picture, the tunic looks much longer than the pattern you download actually is.
It’s the same with the A-line skirt: it’s drawn in the picture at knee length, but is in fact much shorter on the provided pattern. (Which reminds me of another issue: there are no lengthen/shorten lines on the patterns, nor are the pattern pieces labeled as to which piece is what. It’s not difficult to figure out, but a “first-time sewer” might have a bit of trouble.)
What else? Well, some of the project titles are also misleading. Take the “pencil” skirt project. I downloaded and taped together the pattern... and it looked exactly like the A-Line skirt, only less flared. So you’re actually getting two A-line skirt patterns, and no pencil skirt pattern. Since I bought the book specifically for the A-line skirt (which is too short for me) and the pencil skirt (which is not a pencil skirt), I was rather disappointed.
Any other issues? As a matter of fact, yes, and they are with the PDF patterns. I downloaded the A-line skirt, the “pencil” skirt, and the tunic “dress”. Those in the know regarding PDF patterns are aware that you print them out on regular-sized 8.5x11 pages and then tape them together by matching the numbers.
Which is what I did... except, the numbers did not match up with the pattern lines. If I had put the pattern pieces together using the numbers, the lines of the patterns would have been off, not even connecting with each other. So I put them together following the pattern lines, but doing that took inches off the lengths of the skirts.
The tunic pattern was off the most: the sleeve and collar pieces just would not match up, even WITH following the pattern lines, so I had to cut all the pattern pieces out and then assemble them. A little tricky, but doable. Still, that’s pretty shoddy work there, and might be too frustrating for a true “first-time sewer” to want to bother with. Really, a book for someone who has never sewn before ought to have come with full-size patterns provided in an envelope in the back of the book, to eliminate all this arts-and-crafts work prior even to picking out a fabric.
Now, if you’ve actually read this far, you’re probably wondering why I gave this book 3 stars and not 1, with all of this against it. Well, here’s why. After I finally got the tunic pattern figured out, I made it. And I swear, it was the EASIEST piece of clothing I have ever tried to make. I made a muslin to get an idea of what size it would be (which also reminds me: there are no finished garment measurements provided either, which is annoying because there appears to be a ton of ease in these patterns). And I finished the thing in half an afternoon.
I’ve sewn before (crafts, mostly), but that’s only the second piece of clothing I’ve made (and actually was able to finish) on a sewing machine. Ever. And after prepping and cutting the fabric, it took less than two hours! The instructions were clear; there was very little guesswork involved. Not only that, it turned out well. It’s way too big, but I would not be embarrassed, after adjusting the size, to wear it in public. I happen to think that’s pretty amazing. So, when it says on the back that the patterns are all “super easy,” I think, based on my experience with the tunic top, I’d have to agree. Making that tunic has already given me confidence enough, at last, to tackle projects from other sewing books. And for me anyway, that right there made the book worth it.
One other thing I’ll throw out there is that, as a sewing reference, this is the most basic book you’ll likely ever find. If all you want to do is to start sewing your own clothes, NOW, without caring too much about the parts of your sewing machine or the nuances of fitting, this may well be the book for you. There is a market for a book like that, I think, which is why it might be worth getting for some people, in spite of all its flaws.
Still, if you’re truly a first-time sewer, I would also recommend the book LOVE AT FIRST STITCH by Tilly Walnes to be used in conjunction with this one, because it will fill in some important blanks that this book only touches on, or leaves out entirely. If, on the other hand, you have a little sewing experience, you could likely get away with just getting this, provided you like your clothes billowy and are willing to put up with the many, many areas in which the book is lacking.
Bottom line? Yes, I would recommend this book to a friend, but only after telling her all the things wrong with it first. Peace!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Wish I returned it....
By keis
I really wish I sent this book back... the pictured dresses are almost all not actually made using the author's patterns. Rather they are exemplars of the type of dress. This means that you are making a dress that you have not seen. Even drawings of a finished product is better than nothing (although I really prefer photos).
I also find the instructions do not provide enough detail for true beginners. I will probably wind up giving this book away. And wishing I hadn't made an impulse purchase. Lesson learned.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Other reviews are true, but this book is worth the patterns!
By J
I will admit that I read the reviews here on Amazon before purchasing this book. What others say is correct -- there are photos in the book which don't correspond to the patterns. It's really a shame, because the patterns are so simple & cute -- perhaps the editor didn't have enough time to have testers make a variety of the patterns. Seeing the patterns made in different, creative ways is what would put this book at 5 stars -- as it is, I give it 4 stars because of the patterns that are included. I am an advanced beginner / intermediate seamstress but as I have a family and work full time, I have little to no desire to push myself further. I love to find cute, quirky fabrics and make my own clothing - so for me, these patterns are keepers! I bought this book for the Shift Dress pattern alone but will find myself venturing into the other patterns at some point in the near future, I suspect.
By the way, I had no problem accessing the patterns online with the QR code - if you are having problems you should use a different QR reader as they are not all created equal.
I advise others to browse the author's website as she has a lot of example images included that give you an idea of what the patterns are like.
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