HLA Designer Men’s Multi Use Hammer Pen Knife Tool Set - Ideal Gift
HLA Designer Men’s Multi Use Hammer Pen Knife Tool Set - Ideal Gift
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Customer Review: Fantastic
I bought this book having read all the reviews. I have sewn in the past using patterns but haven’t done anything in about 8 years due to having 3 small children who couldn’t help going through my sewing box every time I got it out! Now with the youngest at preschool I thought I would give it a go again. I love how chatty this book is and having read it from cover to cover I bought myself a lovely piece of linen with applique flowers on it and made the ‘My Favourite A-Line Skirt’ (page 111) in about 2-3 hours and it looks fantastic. I had developed a bit of a zip phobia when I was sewing before, but followed the instructions and even that looks great. I drew the pattern onto a piece of brown paper (making it a bit longer in the process) so I could keep it and I will definately be making more skirts. The only thing I would have liked in the book was a pattern for trousers, but I may have a go at that myself!
Customer Review: Dull and uninspiring
I couldn’t warm to this book for a number of reasons. Mainly because there is no real information contained within the book. There is a lot of writing and narrative by the author, but there just doesn’t seem to be any real substance. I was looking for a more technical book but this is very basic and the ideas just don’t appeal to me. Also, the lack of photographs is a real shame, maybe if there had been a visual representation of what the author was explaining then I would have found this book more useful. I was hoping for something fresh and creative but this seemed a little ‘dumbed down’ and is probably best suited to a young audience.
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