Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing [Paperback]

Jeanne Argent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990

In an eminently practical book that's crammed with attractive ideas for improving any room, Jeanne Argent delivers excellent technical guidance on an impressive range of topics. Sections cover window treatments, bed linens, kitchen and table decor, lamp shades, upholstery, and garden ideas, all with fully explained techniques and step-by-step diagrams and captions.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Extensive, practical, and packed with ideas, this guide presumes only a general acquaintance with sewing and explains pretty much everything you need to know to make dozens and dozens of home-decor items. Get your feet wet with easy projects like tablecloths, bedspreads, pocket organizer hangings, and curtains. Move on to pleated drapes, slipcovers, tailored lampshades, fabric-covered window shades, and even simple upholstery, or delight the kids with an appliquéd sleeping bag, a beanbag chair, or bunk-bed hangings that double as a playhouse. Then when the work is all done, relax in a comfy canvas hammock. Some of the fabric choices and furniture stylings do look a little dated, but the ample directions are still perfectly valid. --Amy Handy

From Library Journal

Edited by a former crafts editor of Family Circle magazine, this is an excellent overall guide to home sewing projects. The color illustrations, step-by-step directions, and very up-to-date decorating projects offer a wealth of ideas for bringing style to any room in the house. Time-saving tips are given to help achieve professional-looking finished projects. Included are curtains, blinds, cushions, bed linen, kitchen- and tableware, lampshades, upholstery and loose covers, and garden and play ideas. Recommended for libraries of any size.
- Barbara Bartos, St. Croix Cty. Lib . , Hammond, Wis.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801980801
• ISBN-13: 978-0801980800
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,304,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many projects for your home!, June 27, 2007

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lssnlan "lssnlan" (Boone, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing (Paperback)

This is a great book, even now in 2007. Most of the projects are timeless. The projects that don't give dimensions is because the item the project is for, window, chair, bed, are different depending on what you own. But for a good book to give you ideas, it's great. You can always reference another sewing book if you don't know the sewing technique. I plan to do that. The dimensions are given in metric and standard measurements. It has so many projects in it that it would be way too thick if it gave detailed instructions for all of them! I hope you like the book as much as I did.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very dated, October 25, 2004

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Newmie the cat (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing (Paperback)

I've received this book with my sewing machine but I couldn't use it then (I didn't know how to sew) since, I've learnt a few things so for those projects I don't need this book. ..but I still can't use it because I still don't understand the projects. It is purly explaind with a few drawings and that's it. Probably those who are already experts and don't need to learn anything could use it, because details are not explaind here properly - how to sew a french seam, or turning under a double hem, etc. Otherwise the projects are very very outdated (it was written in 1983!) however, I found a slipcover, a curtain and 1-2 things which are basicaly timeless so you can use it today too. Also there are 2-3 projects there for kids (a cat sleeping bag, a play-shop from fabric)these are cute!
If you are still interested, then here are the main things you can find in this book: curtains, blinds, cushions, bedlinen, kitchen companions, pinboard, tablecloth, mat, lampshades, upholstery and loose covers, canvas hammock, etc.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you can get past the dated look., May 3, 2009

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This review is from: Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing (Paperback)

I actually had this book before and sold it. When I wanted to start doing some more home sewing, I couldn't find a newer one that I liked as well. The pictures are VERY dated. You have to look past their horrible fabric choices, but the techniques are really useful.