After getting this from the library I decided it's a book I want to keep around. I appreciate the abundant photos & interesting approaches to a garment so commonly made that it's hard to find much that's new. I'm a crafter but not an artist - this is one of my inspiration books. I look to books for ideas to make my work something family will want to have for as long as they'll hold together. There is a pleat-waist apron here that is a delight: it's elegant & reminiscent of an obi & I'd never have thought of using small pleats to create the requisite fabric sturdiness. Bravo!
HOWEVER. This is NOT a book for beginners at all. Very valid issues on misprints & poorly written instruction have been raised by other reviewers. I've sewn for years so I can get around these but I'm very disappointed in Lark Books for having done such a poor editing job: it is LARK'S responsibility to make sure instructions are correct & easily readable! It is a shame that the author(s) end up being blamed for the editor/publisher's mistakes.
(edited as my original 4-stars is clearly too generous)
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