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101 Essential Tips: Basic Sewing (Paperback)

by DK Publishing (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)


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Like an introductory college course, the 101 Essential Tips series lays out all the essential concepts of a topic in direct, to-the-point advice and explanations. Every point is easy to master quickly. More than 250 full-color photos and illustrations illuminate the tips.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 72 pages
  • Publisher: DK ADULT (November 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789419777
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789419774
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #796,921 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Keep Looking, January 28, 2004
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This book, although it covers a broad range of topics, does not adequately cover any of them. I teach sewing and bough this book thinking it might be good to use as a text, and was very disappointed. The pictures are hard to see, the directions vague. If I did not know what they meant already, I never would have been able to figure it out from this text. I do not recommend this book to any seamstress at any level.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Delivers its promise, July 15, 2001
This book keeps its promise of delivering "101 essential tips". From choosing cutting tools to repairing a button hole, there are lots of tips to satisfy the beginner sewer. While I like the layout, which includes step-by-step instructions accompanied by photos, this little book could be vastly improved by adding a few more pictures to some of the tips to make them more clear. A couple of pictures could also be improved by better choice of colour (e.g. attaching a flat collar, which is a glaring yellow, and darning a hole, which is so well done you cannot see the example stitches clearly enough!). Nevertheless, overall it is a very useful book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for those times when your brain just goes blank., July 16, 2000
I love this book, it is great for those times when I am sewing and just can't remember how to do something that is called for. As a sewing site guide on bellaonline.com it has come in handy to answer questions for those long forgotten things, like handstitching a buttonhole. Tho I do wish that there were a few more illustrations when describing how to accomplish something, I do recommend this book to any sewer from beginner to experienced.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Learning Aid
This book is very helpful for a beginner but, like the other books that I ordered I wasn't able to sew after reading it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Tip Book
I thought this to be a very good tip/reference book for those just beginning to sew. I am past that stage so I am keeping this for when I teach someone else.
Published on January 5, 2007 by Vegan and lovin it!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beginner's Guide
I bought this book for my daughter-in-law who is learning to sew. It covers basic sewing information and the illustrations are great. Read more
Published on November 10, 2006 by M. Lawrence

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic sewing how-to in a nutshell.
This very affordable, essential reference for beginners covers all the basics of sewing in a broad range of topics, without ever turning too technical for the reader. Read more
Published on June 15, 2004 by M. E. Volmar

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2.0 out of 5 stars not for beginners
terminology not for the inexperienced. directions vague. i'll be returning it.
i much prefer the readers digest complete guide to sewing.
Published on August 7, 2002 by J. M. DeRoo

3.0 out of 5 stars Moderately useful but not complete
This small volume is handy for quick reference when you just can't remember that hand stitch but it's not as comprehensive as other books. Read more
Published on February 16, 2000 by Paul Garth

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally inadequate illustrations
This book is complete with pretty but inadequate illustrations. They are so bad it is totally impossible to tell what the author is talking about. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Got Me Through My 1st Sewing Project in 22 Years!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners who need an easy and concise reference
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