Crazy Textile Jewellery and Other Accessories
Using Water-Soluble Stabiliser
by Hannelore Koch
How about making some of your own jewelry and accessories from nothing much more than
ordinary threads, scraps of fabric and the odd bead or two? If this sounds impossible then
you haven’t tried using water-soluble fabrics yet.
If I hadn’t been sent this book for review, I would have bought it! The items in here
are truly beautiful and transform any outfit into something truly special. Choose from
jewelry, bags, belts and even simple garments many of which are in sets instead of just
individual pieces, something I always like to see in a craft book. The process is simple,
and very green as well as being credit-crunch friendly. All you really need is a simple
swing needle sewing machine and the sort of odds and ends left over from other projects.
There are no staged diagrams in here however, and each project tends to be explained only
in words with just the basics shown at the front in four photographs. The text is
translated from the German, and at times this shows, although a few readings and a bit of
common sense (as well as reading the instructions that come with the water soluble fabric)
work wonders as does rolling up your sleeves and just having a go. If you are a total tyro
with a sewing machine and have never made a garment of any kind before, this might well be a
bit advanced, but anybody else ought to be able to make something to be proud of. One for
the keeper shelf. |
The Book |
Search Press |
June 2009 |
Paperback |
1844484335 / 9781844484331 |
How-To Books / Wearable Art |
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The Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed 2009 |
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