Fashion For Free
Allen
1980
I don’t know what to say. I think I can guess why some of this “fashion” is free. This cover picture takes the cake. Maybe it would have looked better in black and white.
Tag: sewing
It’s a sweatshirt
Kwik-Sew’s Sweatshirts Unlimited
Martenssen
1989
Yet ANOTHER sweatshirt remaking book. Evidently the 80s were all about decorating sweatshirts. I can’t tell you how many books I have seen that were all about making the sweatshirt better. It’s not supposed to be better or fashionable. It’s a sweatshirt.
Smart Sewing
McCall’s Step-By-Step Sewing McCall’s Corporation 1967 This sewing book isn’t really too bad. The instructions are well written and covers the basics as well as fit and tailoring. Clothing construction doesn’t change much, but styles, fabric, and equipment does. This
Girl Lessons
Here’s How Schreiber 1967 This is one of those special books that tells you how to be a girl: appropriate hair and makeup, sewing, entertaining, diet, decorating, and gift wrapping. These are skills that will really pay off when you
Even MORE Fashionable Sweatshirts
Designer Sweatshirts How to Trim and Alter Sweatshirts Mulari 1989 In case our first sweatshirt book or our second didn’t have enough snap for your fashion needs, I present even MORE designer sweatshirts. You will be happy to see that
Sewing with Yarn
Sewing with Yarn Schwartz and Stevenson 1977 Submitter: This book is definitely showing its age. There are references to wood shop class and dime stores, and the illustrations aren’t the best. The “hooded mask” project should also raise more than
Fashion Forward Sweatshirts
More Designer Sweatshirts with Applique Designs for Women Mulari 1986 I am a firm believer that a sweatshirt with an applique or decoration is a fashion “no” unless you have a job where you work with children. (Team sports sweatshirts
Pretty Patchwork Presents
Beautiful Patchwork Gifts Seward 1989 I recently weeded this gem from my collection. No one had checked it out in quite a while and frankly the book itself was on its last legs. Content wise, it was a an easy