Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing, 3rd Edition

I wasn’t expecting ”TheCompletePhoto Guide to Sewing” until the end of November, however I was pleasantly surprised yesterday evening arriving home from work to find it at my door step. Rating the book: Mint condition, something I didn’t expect because I got such a great deal. Love an instruction book with good, but brief detail. I love the beautiful detailed pictures that you can look at and pretty much learn from there if you are in a hurry. The book is an “excellent” sewing teacher. I’ve been sewing for many years and very much love this book.

I recently brought my mother's sewing machine out of retirement, a 1956 Singer "Slant-o-matic" 401A model. After watching many you tube videos, I became fascinated with learning its various functions and how to use its special accessories. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a one-source location for the essential information or knowledge needed to establish a foundation for proper use of the machine, i.e. size needle for various types of fabric, proper machine settings to work with needle and fabric, etc.Nothing explains like a photograph, and this book shows one how to sew clothes and home designs, which tools are needed, how to use them, the details of different threads, everything a beginner needs to know.

This SINGER SEWING book is vast and thick—large color photos throughout. I went through the ebook and realized I had to have a hard copy for reference. If you want to sew well, this is the book for you. No guessing or shortcuts, just quality.

The book provided an excellent guide to sewing projects. Good tips on how to get a professional finish to your work. When ever I made a skirt with a stiff waist band there would be a little bump at the end. I got a really good tip to finish. Voila!!! Perfect. I am happy with the purchase.

For a little more advanced sewer who is more interested in sewing clothing. Didn't see any quilting how to stuff.

I bought this item and bundled it with a Singer Sew Essentials Storage System and craft utility bag for my niece who is starting to take sewing lessons and who was given my mother's old Singer sewing machine. I bought this book because of the great reviews and because of how good it is for beginner sewers as well as a guide for those who already know how to sew. The book was very comprehensive, and I liked that it had additional photos as well as updated information when compared to the previous edition of this book. My niece loved the book. Would recommend this book to both beginners as well as those who already know how to sew.

I sewed a windsock in junior high "Home Economics" class. That was at least 25 years ago. So, when I found a sudden interest in learning to use a sewing machine, I wanted a book that was essentially "Sewing 101" for absolute beginners, starting from scratch. While this very pretty and well-reviewed book proclaims itself to be "All You Need to Know to Sew" and "The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Sewers," I would not recommend it for the true novice. There is no discussion or glossary of basic sewing terms, so if you don't even know what a bobbin is, what hemming is, what it means if a hem is blindstitched or an edge is overcast, expect to be a bit lost from the get-go; it is taken for granted that you already know all of these terms. Some of these concepts become clearer in later pages, so perhaps my gripe is with the order of information presented (for example, I had to wait until page 44 for an explanation of "woven" versus "knit" fabrics, despite earlier pages recommending certain stitches and machine settings depending on which type of fabric you intend to use). The basic mechanics of a sewing machine (i.e. How does it work?!) are never discussed. The book glosses over sewing machine selection in less than half a page, then spends eight pages explaining the serger, a specialized machine that does not even factor into the beginning sewer's journey. Yes, I know the internet exists. Yes, I know all of this information could be gleaned from watching YouTube videos. But I wanted a book--a comprehensive book--and this one sounded perfect. As a true novice, though, I found this book to be a frustrating way to start.

It was everything I needed to know about sewing on zipper's

A good reference book to have on hand. Helps remember techniques and learn new techniques.

Detailed and clear sewing guide accompanied by full colour photographs, this addition includes how to use a serger/overlocker too. Many sewing books are a disappointment but this one is a fantastic reference source which I guarantee will be used time and time again https://amzn.to/3Aft419

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El libro esta bien (sobre todo la parte de hogar), trae un monton de cosas pero en los procesos constructivos se agradecerian mas fotos intermedias. Las fotos las podian haber actualizado un poco.Si tuviera que volver a comprarlo no lo haria y cogeria el de Beth Baumgartel, de precio similar a este, con los mismos contenidos (si lo coges en ingles viene con un DVD) y con opcion a cogerlo en castellano.

As a beginner-returner (I did some basic sewing 30 years ago), this book is perfect, I have glanced through it but use it like a manual. I haven’t had it long, but it has already saved me a lot of time and frustration. Great investment for someone who likes to solve their own problems.