Customer Reviews

New From Old: How to Transform and Customize Your Clothes

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book encourages creative ways of thinking about clothes I currently own and those I may make or purchase later. Some of the ideas are quite simple, others more sophisticated. I like the fact that it includes directions on how to achieve the results portrayed in the pictures.

as the other reviewer mentioned, this book is almost exclusively about making simple, small alterations to clothes you already own or pick up at the thrift shop. While the instructions were good and the pictures nice, the projects in and of themselves were fairly commonplace. Dying clothes (literally dying the whole garment), adding beads, faux flowers, rhinestones at necklines, or adding trim to plain pants was the majority of the projects. While this info may be good for a beginner, it's just more of the same for all other more experienced crafters like me.

I would not suggest this book unless you get it cheap or from the library.
3 stars.

Okay book for beginning and non sewers. Doesn'thave any really fashionable ideas. I'm still waiting for a really good book.

I have done two projects from this book. Actually, the inspiration came from the book, but I added my own touch. I plan to do some other projects after Christmas. To me, the inspiration is what I need and what I think others would need. If you are a step-by-step person, though, the steps are there.

I was not impresseed by the ideas in this book... They have all been done before !!

What great ideas and how creative!! I got this for my daughter, another creative young woman,but looked through it first!