Jan Saunders' Wardrobe Quick-Fixes (Star Wear S) [Paperback]

Jan Saunders (Author), Janice Saunders Maresh (Author)

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If it's broken, fix it! Instead of making do with the broken zippers and worn elastic, the little spots and stains and holes, the too tight/too loose/too short/too long, learn how to alter, repair, restyle, and embellish all your wardrobe outcasts. Filled with hundreds of easy remedies and timesaving strategies, supported by lots of helpful line art, this book can save you loads of money by helping you get those clothes out of the back of the closet and make them wearable once again--and sometimes they'll look even better than before. --Amy Handy

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Chilton Book Co (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801983916
• ISBN-13: 978-0801983917
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,340,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jan Saunders will rescue your wardrobe!, June 21, 2000

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This review is from: Jan Saunders' Wardrobe Quick-Fixes (Star Wear S) (Paperback)

I purchased some beautiful designer clothes from an estate sale, but after I tried them on I found myself on the verge of shelling out more money than I paid for the clothes in expensive alterations. I saved all that money and more by buying this book. I don't sew, am not "crafty" and have little patience for details but Jan Saunders' pictures, diagrams, easy sew and no sew instructions made me confident I could do it myself--quickly. My clothes look great, they fit, and the complements keep coming. I may never need a tailor again.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fine for novices and those who don't mind the "homemade" look, May 5, 2006

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Kirsten (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jan Saunders' Wardrobe Quick-Fixes (Star Wear S) (Paperback)

As an experienced sewer and someone who has to alter nearly every item of clothing I purchase, I was really looking forward to getting this book, based on the reviews. However, this book is a joke. It offers very little in the way of TRUE altering--ideas like "Make an elastic band to hold too-long sleeves up around your elbows" does NOT qualify as good technical advice, in my humble opinion. The "fashions" (if you can call them that) recommended in this book are grossly outdated (I suspect they were already passe even in 1995 when the book was printed), and they all have a grossly home-fashioned look to them. If you are really into baubles, embellishments, and that frumpy "mom made it" look, buy this book. If you are looking for a good guide to TRUE altering, spend your money elsewhere. My new copy is getting donated to the library.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the non-sewer, April 19, 2005

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Kristina - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jan Saunders' Wardrobe Quick-Fixes (Star Wear S) (Paperback)

I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I read reviews that made me think that as a non-sewer, somehow this book could tell me how to do quick and easy repairs. The only use it has to me is that it might give me some ideas for repairs to request from a seamstress. There were no definitions for the neophyte. For example, there were repeated references to "serging" which, I guess, is something kind of like sewing, but different. I do think it is an excellent book for someone that already knows how to sew and wants some ideas on how to do repairs that will improve the fit of garments. I am sorry I bought the book as it is useless to me, and I am selling it.