A Kid's Guide to Sewing: Learn to Sew with Sophie & Her Friends • 16 Fun Projects You'll Love to Make & Use
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1607057514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wonderful guide! I purchased this for my granddaughter on a friend's recommendation - and I actually bought one for myself too! The instructions are clear - the pictures help a lot - and there are things that I never knew - hints and tricks for sewing - that are fantastic. My husband is also enjoying it - learning to sew!Great job Sophie!. Great book Jason Erin I ordered 3 sewing books, and this and another were great. My First Sewing Machine Book was a waste of money. This one has great pictures and is written on the kids' level, which is nice. I think it's cool they write it from a child's perspective. My one complaint, as most books are, is that it starts off so basic and then the projects get harder and harder. That sounds like a good thing (and it is in a way), but the last project is quite co. The best of the beginner (kid) sewing books Kate Webster I looked at a lot of sewing books for my granddaughter and this seemed the best. Its emphasis is on machine sewing with a lot of information in an easy to understand format and sewing projects that are fun and easy to comprehend. It describes the parts of the sewing machine, how to thread it with other basic information geared for an older kid.I do wish it had sewing pages found in other books for the child to practice following lines on pap
(Generation Q Magazine, November/December 2013)Written by 11-year-old Sophie Kerr (with help from mom and dad, Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr), this book is the perfect way to introduce kids to sewing. "She makes them simple. And who could write a book about kids sewing better than a kid? There are 16 projects in skill-building order from beginning to advanced and all of the instructions are in Sophie's voice - "Hi! My name is Sophie, and I am eleven." Any young sewist will love to read and relate to her thoughts and ideas. Pick four or five of the skill-building projects and gather a group of 10- to maybe 13-year-olds. This is the perfect book for any young person with the desire to learn to sew. The first portion of the book introduces the reader to the sewing machine, as well as the fabrics and notions needed to execute the projects. A Kid's Guide to Sewing made me smile. This book is squarely intended for machine sewing, while many kid c
In this book by well-known modern quilters Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr along with their 11-year-old daughter Sophie Kerr, kids will learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. Sixteen kid-friendly projects run the gamut from clothes to bags to accessories while clear, step-by-step instructions from Weeks and husband/design partner Bill Kerr walk kids through the creation of each. The book "grows" with the sewist, offering more complex projects as the reader's skills develop.. Throughout the book, tips from Sophie offer design and construction advice from a kid's perspective
Weeks Ringle and her husband Bill Kerr are professional quilt makers and founders of Modern Quilt Studio (formerly FunQuilts). Bill and Weeks bring a modern twist to the great American quilting tradition with decades of quiltmaking experience and graduate design degrees. They live in Illinois with their daughter, Sophie. 11-year-old Sophie has been playing in her parents' studio and is happy to share lessons wit