This is a great sewing book including basic information for a beginner and advanced topics such as pattern fitting and alterations, and tailoring. As a collector of vintage/antique Singer sewing machines, it is good to see that this book incorporates many of the Singer sewing attachments (like the old fashioned buttonholer for straight stitch machines) and presser feet when describing some specific skills or techniques. This book also uses illustrations of several vintage Singer sewing machine models from the Touch and Sew series to the Slant-O-Matics and even some of the 301's. I'll say it again, this book has great information and illustrations in it, and I would recommend it to anyone either starting to sew or an advanced beginner wishing to learn more.
I haven't used this book much, but it's essentially like Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing: it's a thick reference book with short sections on how to do anything related to sewing. I found it for very cheap in New Zealand, so rather than keep checking out the Reader's Digest book from the library, I got it so that I'd have something of my own.