Basic Sewing

101 Essential Tips

by Chris Jefferys

Tack, darn and hem your way to sewing success with this fantastic pocket-sized guide. One hundred and one nuggets of practical information take you stitch-by-stitch towards a broad understanding of the basics of sewing.

Genres: How To, Reference, Nonfiction, Sewing, Crafts

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[January]

I am a complete beginner. For me, this book is so abridged that the directions and explanations for techniques often left me mystified. I kept wishing for a few more sentences or a few more photos.

That said, I found the stitch names very helpful. I might come back to this book and figure out which stitch I need, and thus armed with the proper nomenclature, find a YouTube video on it. For me, video is really the best learning method for sewing.

[Nurul]

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[Tricia]

Extremely basic for beginners. Brief descriptions and some steps for techniques mentioned could be skipped.

[J Crossley]

i keep this book with my sewing machine. It gives an overview of sewing. It doesn't go into detail with any one area.. Sometimes it is a good review.