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101 Ways to Use Your First Sewing Machine
101 ways to get the most out of your first sewing machine
So you bought your first sewing machine?now what? Expert sewing author Elizabeth Dubicki will take you from fashion to home decor with 101 useful and money-saving ways to use your first sewing machine.
Learn to shorten pants, alter a neckline or update last-year's suit. Decorate your home with simple pillows, a vari
Spiral, 191 pages
Published
July 5th 2006
by Krause Publications
(first published 2006)
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I thought this book was for beginners. Not so in my opinion. I liked some of the ideas, but the pictures and instructions were not detailed enough for me. Some of the fabric choices were outdated, grandma tastes. This book assumes to much and the title is misleading.
Maybe if I had an experienced person going through it with me it would be so intimidating.
Maybe if I had an experienced person going through it with me it would be so intimidating.
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From the cover and at a cursory glance, this book looked a lot more kitschy and hip than it actually is. There are certainly 101 things you can sew with your first machine, if you have the patience, time, and interest, not to mention a good sewing mentor and some skills, but a lot of these things are too impractical for my taste and not very clever.
I made a tote bag using one of the projects described in this book. I'm a beginner, and this book was helpful. Some of the projects seem too advanced for me, but the tote bag and some others (hemming, chair covers, alterations) are easy enough for the beginner.
bleh.
dated and non-youthful designs, and presumes that sewing machine skills and knowledge were already a part of your life before you purchased first sewing machine. not helpful or inspirational. skip it.
dated and non-youthful designs, and presumes that sewing machine skills and knowledge were already a part of your life before you purchased first sewing machine. not helpful or inspirational. skip it.
Not really for the absolutely true beginners. Not what I wanted/expected. I also wasn't crazy about the projects. It didn't inspire me to sit down at my sewing machine.
I don't think this is a great book for a novice sewer. Some of the projects are too ambitious for "101 ways to use your first sewing machine."
Pretty much useless.
Great illustrations.
This is a GOOD BOOK, but you do have to know some sewing basics before picking up this book - like fabric information, and how to thread up and use your sewing machine. The projects are great for beginners, they are simple, straightforward, and absolutely do-able.
Eh, not a very good sewing book. Doesn't offer enough instruction for truly beginner sewers, and the projects are way too simple and uninspired for learning sewers. I guess there were one or two projects that could be useful, but overall not worth it.
Great up-to-date project ideas, big pictures, explanation of techniques and terms, and it's SPIRAL BOUND so it lays flat while you're working!
A boring book hidden behind a cool idea. Too bad.
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