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 enlarge | Author: Debbie Colgrove
Brand: Wiley Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 55013
Color: Teach Yourself Visually Sewing
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0471749915
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.2
EAN: 9780471749912
ASIN: 0471749915
Publication Date: April 24, 2006
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 a little disappointed July 8, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have sewn most of my life and was hoping to pass some sewing knowledge to my daughter. Since I don't claim to be any great expert on all aspects of sewing, I thought she would benefit from a good sewing book. This book does cover many things, more so than some books, but I found some of the explanations too short for a beginner and many of the pictures are hard to see due to fabric and thread color choice. I had to reread some of the instructions more than once to understand what was being explained and I already know something about these things. Since my daughter is old enough to use this book on her own, I feel although it may be a decent reference, it is not the perfect book to learn by. I'll keep looking.
 Teach Yourself VISUALLY Sewing (Teach Yourself Visually) April 10, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a easy to use guide to sewing. I haven't been sewing long but thought I knew alot, but this book has many pointers.
Finally, a book that makes it all clear for the novice December 21, 2006
67 out of 67 found this review helpful
I credit this book with teaching me not only to sew, but in helping me recognize that I am a visual learner. Previous to finding this jewel I had read other sewing books, many highly recommended, and felt only frustration and confusion by the terminology (even in so-called "beginner" books.) For instance, I read the description/meaning of "selvedge" over and over, but it didn't actually click for me until I had this book. Here a simple glance at a photo told me everything I needed to know to identify WHAT the heck it was so I could get on with the actual sewing. No more wasting hours trying to decipher text on how to position fabric for a particular action, once again clear and large photos clarify the matter. I refer to this book constantly and I find it's well-organized, with a complete index.
If you find yourself stumped or frustrated by other "beginner" books, you may find that you comprehend and learn far faster from a tutorial with lots of photographs (step by step demonstrations) than endless paragraphs of text. I know it works for me and I have several wonderful completed projects now to show for it. I even added some "advanced" touches to my beginner projects thanks to this helpful guide. Kudos to Ms. Colgrove and the publisher for recognizing that visual learners need different tools.
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