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Summary: Useful, but not exactly a "bible"
Review: A colorful, useful guide to fabric and how to handle it. I only wish that swatches of fabric or large close-ups of the fabric were included, rather than the outfits pictured, as the outfits are often made out of more than one fabric. Morevoer, with eight kinds of wool, being able to see and touch them would make the information more available to me. Also, it would be nice to see how finished garments hang on a body instead of how they lay flat. Nonetheless, it is a very good book, very well organized, and very well constructed considering how it will be so heavily used.
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Summary: DAMN! You're Good!!!
Review: Anyone that sews should have this book!! This is a seamstress' BIBLE! I refer to this book everytime I change to a new fabric. This book is very detailed! This is a NECESSARY BUY!! Thanks Sandra!
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Summary: DAMN! You're Good!!!
Review: Anyone that sews should have this book!! This is a seamstress' BIBLE! I refer to this book everytime I change to a new fabric. This book is very detailed! This is a NECESSARY BUY!! Thanks Sandra!
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Summary: sewing reference essential
Review: Before acquiring this book I frequently had doubts and concerns about suitability, treatment and care of fabrics. Sandra's book is very easy to use, with clear photo of a garment made with the referenced fabric. What is the best needle to use? thread? style of pattern? method of cleaning? interfacing? This is not a sewing manual, but a very useful guide to fabric. Even when I assume I know my fabric, I check it's page and usually find a crucial tidbit of information. At the very least, I proceed with greater confidence on my project.
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Summary: A priceless reference for any sewing project
Review: Betzina has put together a truly usable and useful reference, a quick summary of fabrics by type. Great tips on working with specific fabrics. I'm only sorry I didn't have this around for the first 30 years of my sewing career!
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Summary: This is a must-have for every sewer.
Review: Every sewer - from the novice to the seamstress - will appreciate this book. It is spiral bound so it lies flat. Fabrics are listed alphabetically, telling the reader special characteristics of the fabric, as well as what needle and thread to use. A glossary is included in the back with line drawings of various stitching techniques referred to in the book. This book was impossible to find at local fabric stores and Amazon.com had a great discount!
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Summary: Fabric Savvy
Review: Excellent coverage of all types of fabrics and how to work with them, including type of needle, thread, presser foot to use. Lots of useful tips. Well organized -- a great reference
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Summary: A must-have instructional reference for anyone who sews.
Review: From the day I purchased this "reference" book I have used it every time I begin to sew a new project. I don't know how I got along without it. Every sewer should have a copy. It's a great reference book from the point of purchasing the correct amount of fabric to the proper stitch length and proper interfacing for specific fabrics.
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Summary: Dictionary-style fabric reference is indispensable
Review: I don't know how I lived without this book. It's a thorough discussion of how to pre-wash, mark, interface, and sew most of the fabrics a home sewer will encounter. It's organized dictionary-style, so that you can open the page (flat!) to "Silk Chiffon" and find immediately the appropriate thread, stitch length, needle, presser foot, and pre-treatment for your project, as well as the helpful advice to "Never sew silk chiffon in a hurry! It will always go wrong on you."Indispensable to even experienced seamstresses; I've been sewing on and off for thirty years, and this book had tips I didn't know, such as that some fabrics have incremental shrinkage, and must be washed and dried twice before you cut them out.
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Summary: Wanted to add an amen!
Review: I hadn't been pleased with Sandra Betzina's stuff generally: I found her Vogue patterns for "Today's Women" didn't fit this woman any better than yesterday's patterns, and Power Sewing was a big disappointment. But she gets a ringing endorsement for this one. Logical layout, all related information: foot to use, thread, suggested uses, and it's in alphabetical order. Wonderful reference book!
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