Can I get your suggestion for the best pillow making book for a beginning sewing guy?
I’m not married and know no girls that know how to sew and or are willing to teach and I want to learn a life skill, I live in the middle of nowhere, no sewing shops or I want to self teach myself how to make decorative handcrafted Pillows for my beautiful house. I generally can learn something from a good book, etc. Help me obi-wan!
Sounds like you could use the 2001 edition of "Simplicity’s Simply The Best Sewing Book", which was written for beginners and focuses on home dec projects (earlier editions do not have that focus):
http://www.amazon.com/Simplicity-Simply-Best-Sewing-Book/dp/073942100X
Though I’ve been sewing too many years to properly judge this book, I’ve heard from beginners that it’s quite helpful. I "know" the author from a couple of internet sewing groups, and she definitely knows her stuff and how to communicate.
You might also see if there’s an ASG neighborhood group near you: http://www.asg.org/html/chapters.html — a chapter is a regional or state group with a number of neighborhood groups — sometimes it’s really helpful to have someone take your pillow with the puckered corner, turn it inside out, and say, ah, here’s the issue… you needed to clip this a little more deeply here. <g>
Community education classes, community college classes and classes run through fabric stores are other possibilities.
When you get a little experience under your belt, you can go on
to books like: ‘Sewing Edges and Corners’ (http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Edges-Corners-Decorative-Embellishment/dp/1561584185) or Conlon’s Fine Embellishment Techniques (http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Embellishment-Techniques-Classic-Clothing/dp/1561584967 or) Wolff’s Art of Manipulating Fabric (
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Manipulating-Fabric-Colette-Wolff/dp/0801984963) or… or… or…
PS: very handy thing for beginners putting in zippers:
Collins Wash-A-Way Wonder Tape. Easy to sew through, doesn’t hurt fabric and much, much easier than pins.
Photo so you know what you’re looking for:
http://yummyfabrics.com/product_info.php?cPath=5&products_id=95 — available at most fabric stores.
I presume you are shopping at an online used book service. Get any home sewing book by Simplicity. They generally have step x step instructions along with pictures. I’m proud of you!
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I would look for a pattern rather than a book. If there is a fabric store near you, go and look in the pattern department for a pattern that shows several different types of pillows. The patterns have detailed instructions that should help you.
References :
Sounds like you could use the 2001 edition of "Simplicity’s Simply The Best Sewing Book", which was written for beginners and focuses on home dec projects (earlier editions do not have that focus):
http://www.amazon.com/Simplicity-Simply-Best-Sewing-Book/dp/073942100X
Though I’ve been sewing too many years to properly judge this book, I’ve heard from beginners that it’s quite helpful. I "know" the author from a couple of internet sewing groups, and she definitely knows her stuff and how to communicate.
You might also see if there’s an ASG neighborhood group near you: http://www.asg.org/html/chapters.html — a chapter is a regional or state group with a number of neighborhood groups — sometimes it’s really helpful to have someone take your pillow with the puckered corner, turn it inside out, and say, ah, here’s the issue… you needed to clip this a little more deeply here. <g>
Community education classes, community college classes and classes run through fabric stores are other possibilities.
When you get a little experience under your belt, you can go on
to books like: ‘Sewing Edges and Corners’ (http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Edges-Corners-Decorative-Embellishment/dp/1561584185) or Conlon’s Fine Embellishment Techniques (http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Embellishment-Techniques-Classic-Clothing/dp/1561584967 or) Wolff’s Art of Manipulating Fabric (
http://yummyfabrics.com/product_info.php?cPath=5&products_id=95 — available at most fabric stores.
References :
45+ years of sewing, but mostly garments and bags.