Lovely Things to Make for Girls of Slender Means

by Eithne Farry

Learn how to make gorgeous clothes with little money, minimum equipment, and simple sewing skills-all from the clothes in your closet and foraged fabrics! This stylish, season-by-season guide uses simple techniques to help you create a variety of fresh wardrobe options, from a wintry patchwork poncho to a sailor chic. There's even a section on clothes repair and creative darning and patchwork so you can hold on to those fashion favorites.

Genres: Sewing, Knitting

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 13, 2010

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some fun ideas and inspiration. Can’t fully/fairly rate it really as I haven’t had a chance to try any of the projects yet🪡

[Izzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is full of interesting ideas and coupled with its fun styling is quite inspirational. The only real problem that I had with the book is that there is no sizing information (that I could see). For example, there is a lovely dress on p 164 that I would like to make but have no idea if it would fit me. That aside, the book is really fun and different with lots of interesting ways customising clothes and making accessories and is worth a look if you like the style.

[Erika Mulvenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would call this more of a sewing inspiration book than an actual project book. Although the author has included several sewing "projects", they include very generalized instructions for making patterns with just a small drawing of what the pattern pieces should look like. Not a lot to go on! But, nice photos and kitchy project ideas.

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[Tracy · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are some really cute projects in here, some duds too but overall it's a great little crafty book.

[Heather Pehnec · Rating 3 out of 5]

some fun ideas - notably - the poncho

[Jocelynne Broderick]

A couple cute projects but nothing I'd make. Mostly dresses and accessories.