It’s 2010! I’m going to learn to sew. It’s my new year’s resolution/goal/ambition, brought on partly by the fact that I’m not doing anything creative with myself and partly because I’ve seen so so so many amazing craft books here that are inspiring in nature! That’s good!
One of those books is S.E.W. It stands for Sew Everything Workshop. And hopefully by the time I’m done with it, I can? Maybe? It’s a beginner’s guide, and author Dianna Rupp, despite the fact that she’s been sewing since her fingers were the size of needles, does a great job of making sewing – or reading about sewing, rather – easy for beginners (and I am a complete beginner). She goes over machinery, various sewing supplies, types of fabric, even the anatomy of a needle. She explains how to understand patterns, take care of your sewing machine – she even includes instructions on how to make a sewing inspiration banner. What helps is that in between all the information in the book, she includes little lists: secrets to sewing success; ten reasons why you should love sewing; a cheat sheet to pattern symbols and markings. It’s easy to read, fun to look at, full of pictures.
According to Rupp, sewing is ‘like driving a car’, (=easy) and, armed with this book, it’s easy to believe her. Oh! and she includes 10 paper patterns in the book, so that you can make ‘Foxy Boxers’ or a ‘Naughty Secretary Skirt’, among other things.
I’m not going to lie. It might take me ages before I can make the Naughty Secretary Skirt. But I think what this book is good at is getting the fledgling sewer excited about learning. And for beginners, that’s crucial.
Susie
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