Sewing Edges & Corners (An Embellishment Idea Book Series) [Spiral-bound]

Linda Lee (Author)

Book Description

Series: An Embellishment Idea Book Series | Publication Date: November 17, 2000

This handy reference offers more than 40 major corner and edge techniques for garments and home decorating projects. The easy, step-by-step instructions are appropriate for all experience levels and cover everything from tablecloths and napkins to pillows, shams, vest, and ties.

Editorial Reviews

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Readers appreciate the clarity of Lee's instructions, since each step is numbered, photographs and other illustrations ease difficult tasks, and sidebars ensure the comfortableness of the sewing. Her prose only enhances her book's helpfulness, with not an ounce of fluff or hyperbole marring any of her sentences. She tackles the seemingly mundane chores of edges and corners by providing more than three dozen alternatives that transform a so-so accessory into an objet d'admiration. Derived from a class she teaches, her book empowers beginners to stitch again and again. Barbara Jacobs
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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 144 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (November 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561584185
• ISBN-13: 978-1561584185
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for Embellishment Work for Pillows, January 24, 2005

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Ellen b (Long Island United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sewing Edges & Corners (An Embellishment Idea Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

This book is really what you need ifyou enjoy, as I do, making pillows really special. There are techniques for rope cording, fabric cording, tassels in pillows with corded trim, box pillows, yarn fringe, etc. I only gave it 4 stars because I wish there were more pictures with descriptions, as being a relative novice, I needed more explanation. However, you can get the hang of it pretty well with the pictures that are supplied. This is a great reference book for your sewing library.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, February 27, 2006

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K. Y. Krawczyk "sew pro" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sewing Edges & Corners (An Embellishment Idea Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

Excellent book for sewers to have for reference - even if you are not into embellishment. There are many great ideas and techniques. A very good explanation of mitering corners. Easy directions with great pictures.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needed more pictures, April 14, 2006

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D. Tzoutzouraki (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sewing Edges & Corners (An Embellishment Idea Book Series) (Spiral-bound)

Although the idea for this book is very good . Instead of staying on the subject and trying to explain to a novice what all this is about it goes on to other things like novelty edges etc which is not the reason I bought the book for. And they don't as usually make good use of the available pages for instance there are great big pictures of the finished project and tiny ones for the steps and very few for these. And then a whole page of a picture of materials which is completely useless like page 22, 86, 84, 72, 66 and of course page 58 which appears twice in this book. Such a waste of pages and photographs.