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Summary: How I learned to sew!
Review: I did home-ec class, learned sewing in Girl Scouts and from my mom. None of it would sink in.What it took was two far-out hippie mamas who trace their pants onto fabric, add seam allowances, cut out, and sew together. This book is pretty basic, but you can turn out some pretty sweet clothing pretty easily. The clothes are, well, some of the most dated things I have ever seen, but the techniques could be used on anything (besides I like the clothes in there....) The real kicker is the language used in this book, not only groovy, far-out etc. but they discuss what to do if you are afraid of "( ) up." That is the only time I have EVER seen that particular term in a sewing book and I nearly laughed my face off. This is the perfect way to learn to sew, encouraged to try try try again, and told how to fix it, and that it doesn't really matter if you ( ) it up a bit. This book was well rated in the Whole Earth Catalog, and you should really try to track it down, nothing even compares to it! (except the sequel -- Son of Hassle-Free Clothing!)
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Summary: Simple and basic and easy to do
Review: I have had this book for several years as a hand-me-down. The language is hysterical! Refers to making overalls for "your old man". But, the layout could not be simpler! I have made caftans from this book and impressed myself even! It is out-of-print, but let Amazon try to find it for you if you want a book that makes sewing simple and doesn't have patterns with 15 pieces each!
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