Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style [Paperback]

Celine Dupuy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2007

Sewing with a Certain Savior Faire!

The inimitable Céline Dupuy presents sewers of all skill levels with more than fifty projects, each with a touch of something wonderfully, whimsically French. Including easy items to sew for the home, fashion accessories, delightful gifts, and innovative ideas for customizing your favorite pieces of furniture, these chic patterns will inspire you.

From ultra-simple to more complicated designs, Simple Sewing with a French Twist helps you discover a whole range of skills and techniques for sewing by hand or with a machine. Céline includes clear instructions as well as recommendations about materials—from what you’ll need to get started to advice on pairing fabrics beautifully. From a charming bistro placemat to a stylish tote for jetsetters, to more challenging projects such as a sophisticated chemise or chic sunhat, you’ll love her inventive ideas.

With Céline’s passion for sewing featured on every gorgeous page, Simple Sewing with a French Twist contains only the crème de la crème of style!

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About the Author

Designer Céline Dupuy is well known for her stylish sewing innovations and fashionable creations. Her designs are frequently featured in the pages of Marie Claire. She is the author of Make Your Own Handbags and lives in Paris, France.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307351823
• ISBN-13: 978-0307351821
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.1 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #819,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for inspiration, not so useful for beginners., May 4, 2007

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annonames "annonames" (Milpitas, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style (Paperback)

I was really impressed by the photographs and fabrics used in the book. It is a very stylish book that inspires you to make things and get creative with what you already have. However, I think this book is best used for inspiration and generating ideas instead of being used as a guide.

Some of the projects depend on finding a particular kind of fabric she used (or something very similar). For instance, the boulevard butterfly trench project doesn't show you how to make a trench coat. Instead it shows you how you can cut out a butterfly from a fabric with a printed butterfly motif and attach it to the coat and switch up something of the buttons. And the Saturday Market Caddy requires that you first find an old caddy and its bag so you can recreate a new bag. Lots of projects in this book focus on how you can revamp thrift store finds.

I thought I would use this book more, but so far it is gathering dust on my shelf.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OOLaLa!, April 17, 2007

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J. Taxmatschat "Happy Housewife" (Lawn Guyland, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style (Paperback)

If you do not like patterns, have basic sewing knowledge, or are used to using Japanese craft sewing books, this is a great book. If you are new to sewing this may not be the book for you. The directions are clear and the projects lovely. The basic instructions at the start are also handy. I love this book!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, July 15, 2007

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Sugar Schack "Polyprsypntz" (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style (Paperback)

I enjoyed the patterns in this book. Contrary to an earlier review, their are patterns in the appendix, however they require an enlargement with the assistance of a computer/scanner/etc. I enjoy the variety of crafts. They are organized in to sections. Some include: romance (chamise, bed covers, bath robes, slippers), household (apron, refurbished umbrella, hammock), bedroom (drapes, ottmans). To be honest, I haven't sewn anything yet, I just enjoy reading craft books. But it seems straight forward. They also have conversions in cm and inches for those of you who care. I recommend this book.