Skirt-A-Day Sewing: Create 28 Skirts for a Unique Look Every Day

Nice boook

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This is a good book for someone who wants to get started making their own patterns and beginning sewing. It gives clear explanations and will help with understanding

Great Book - borrowed it from the library on numerous occassions and paid numerous late fees - thought it was about time I just went ahead and bought the book - glad I was able to find it on Amazon !

The Kindle version is a great deal for $2.50 for 28 skirt patterns. The ideas run the style gamut from youthful to classic styles. Many (not all) could be for any age from teen to senior with the simple adjustment of hem length and/or fabric choice. A very nice collection. There is a lot of basic information about clothing construction, tools for handsewing, pressing, a directory of machine needles and how to choose the correct one for a particular fabric, types of threads, various basic drafting tools and their use, instructions for pattern drafting, how to measure yourself--lots and lots and lots of good instruction and information with large clear illustrations and photographs. I think a determined novice could self-teach from the information provided, but access to a mentor (check out older ladies who've been sewing for decades and love to share their experience) would accelerate the learning process and minimize mistakes. A beginner with some construction experience under their belt would have a better chance of completing a wearable garment. The skirt patterns are not graded for difficulty and some of the designs may prove overly challenging for the inexperienced. If you have never made a garment before, may I suggest beginning with either the straight skirt ("pencil" skirt), or if your figure is a little "hippy," as in pear-shaped, the A-line skirt. Either of those will teach you (in addition to pattern drafting a simple shape) straight seams, attaching a waistband, inserting a zipper, hemming, and of course fitting. And that's more than plenty for a first project. The Kindle version does have some odd little hitches in a few places, but all the pages are accessible. I usually use Kindle for PC for instructional books to blow the illustrations and pictures to maximum size. The little slider button makes it painless to move back and forth over the places where the pages "stick." I can't imagine trying to use this book on a standard Kindle or the smaller Fire. Books like this are perfect for the Kindle for PC app. I didn't deduct any stars over this issue--the sheer volume of information trumps the sticky page issue.

Wonderful,creative,it is for to learn.

Now able to draft skirt pattern of my design. Good instruction on how to start designing which could be used indraftingtops as well.