Sew Your Own Wardrobe: More Than 80 Techniques

I bought this to learn fitting and try to up my game but this book is amazing and will pay for itself immediately. On top of well displayed steps there's a wonderful website where I can print out a PDF and assemble skirts, bodices, dresses...in my size. If you're familiar with PDF's these will be the best ones you've ever worked with. Impossible to line up lines wrong by even a millimeter and effortless. I printed out my skirt pattern then went to the chapter on to sew it up. It's perfect. I also applied needed fitting to the pattern before cutting fabric because of the help of this book. A PDF can cost up to $15.00 and it still would not guarantee that the sellers size chart is accurate. The pattern in this book I Know has accurate size chart. I'm blown away with their web site, support and information in this book. Wish I'd gotten it years ago. What's a PDF? You click on the size/pattern you find on their website,(the book tells you how/where to measure yourself to find your size) print it out, place the pages together like laying tiles, tape and cut it out. Wonderful and cheaper than buying MFGR patterns from the big names like Simplicity . It's the perfect book for beginners or intermediates like myself.

When I was young my mom taught me how to sew - basic things. She really didn't go into teaching me how to read or interpret patterns or anything in depth like that. So while I certainly didn't lack knowledge or comfort in the basics of using a sewing machine I definitely felt blindsided when I tried to stick with a pattern for my first "big girl project" all these years later. I flipped through this book at a friends' home and decided to get a copy for myself. BOY AM I HAPPY THAT I DID. My comfort level with reading patterns and understanding the basics of a lot of sewing tools I was not super familiar with jumped exponentially. A really great book to get a good handle on the basics or a refresher for the person like myself who is struggling with pattern interpretation and assembly of pieces of a pattern for an item of clothing.

Good for beginners, pretty standard patterns though. I usually get something more advanced with Burda.

The book has full color photos & instructions. Giving it as a gift for Christmas to a person who enjoys sewing.

This is an excellent reference for when you’re starting out sewing and making your own clothes. If you’re like me and relatively new, I think you’ll really find the book useful. Just read the patterns twice as there’s not always a full explanation to what you need to do and why.

The book is excellent for beginners, very explanatory and with all the necessary information for anyone interested in starting out in the world of sewing. Easy for anyone learning English. I highly recommend it. It arrived in good condition and quickly. <3

I bought the hard cover and spent two hours just looking through this book and marveling at it and how well it's been put together. It is very thorough, includes information like what needle size you need for a specific fabric, what that fabric is used for, stitch length and width to use... etc etc.There's sections for everything including Patterns and how to decipher the hieroglyphics. =P I love that she even shows you how you can alter those patterns if you want. I am so impressed with how much effort went into this book, and how she doesn't just assume you know things like so many sewing patterns do.. Even the ones marked 'easy.' I will definitely be using this book a lot and I would recommend this to any one who is new to sewing or just want's to increase their knowledge in this particular area.I have heard there are issues with the Kindle version so I want to be clear again that I purchased the hard copy, and that is what I would recommend.

This book is really easy to understand and follow if you are a novice sewist. The pictures and directions are very clear and make getting to know your machine and how to use it relatively stress-free. I definitely recommend this book to anybody who wants to learn to sew and needs a good all-around book to get started.