Restoring & Collecting Antique Beaded Purses

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Summary: Just my Opinion
Review: I was a little disappointed with some of the content, the information to repair should be a little bit more detailed but thats just my opinion.

Rating:
Summary: Some good advice, but overall disappointing....
Review: This book does contain some valuable tidbits of information, but it is more than a little disappointing. Having created and restored purses of my own, I was expecting this book to provide definitive information about the restoration process. But alas, the author's instructions are vague in most cases - she offers "tips" rather than true instruction. In her historic overview, one also questions whether or not she has ever made a purse herself - she doesn't seem to understand the process of knitting in the round.

This volume does contain some beautiful pictures and is very nicely put together. Slightly overpriced, it is still an interesting book for purse collectors and those interested in restoration, but don't look to it for the answers to all of your beading questions.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: With so very few books written about beaded purse collecting, it is not difficult to encounter this book if you are looking to learn more about the history and construction of these works of art. Unfortunately, the text is written in an ostentatious style and really gives little serious historical information. The section on restoration actually shows very little real restoration for a book titled "Restoring and Collecting...". The price on this book is a bit steep too. There's a picture of a tile stove in the middle of the book -- with no explanation or continuity in the text. A tile stove? In a book about purses? The purses that appear in the book seem to be mostly from the author's collection, who apparently has found a great way to write off her collection and trips overseas with a book on collecting.