How To Start Sewing: The How and Why of Sewing for Fashion Design: Sewing Techniques with Matching Patterns Paperback – November 13, 2019

I am 66 years old and have tried on two different occasions over the years to learn how to sew, it has been tears and frustration until now.This book How to Start Sewing is the best teacher I have ever had, with precise directions, materials list, and learning lessons in each chapter it has been a pleasure learning to sew.The illustrations and examples will show you exactly what you need to do. Highly recommended this book!

I absolutely love, adore, & cherish this book. “ IT IS MY BIBLE “This book is hands down probably the best sewing for beginners book you’ll ever buy in your life. It is well organized & extremely thorough. It feels like someone is holding your hand from start to finish.This book is extremely extensive & dense & will take about 4 months to read alone. if you are going to do the exercises as you read the book, it will take about 1 year to do.There’s only one thing that I don’t like about this book & that is it’s cheaply made the cover & the glue that holds the book together is NOT GOOD. I wish the author would have spent more money on making a hardcover & used a high quality book covering & binding. I would gladly pay more money for that, the book started falling apart 1 month Into me reading it, but because the book is so amazing. I’m still going to give it 5 stars.I can tell the author was extremely passionate when writing this book because it is simply amazing.This book will assist in making my dreams of becoming a fashion designer come true because it is so easy to learn & loaded with over 600 pages of information, patterns, charts, button sizer & so much more . This book is simply amazingI also have have their “ how patterns work “ book & I love that book too. I will continue buying books from this author for the rest of my life

I decided to buy this after I read rave reviews when I was looking for beginner sewing books for a friend. As I was looking through my own small collection of sewing books, my copies of “Singer Sewing Book”, “The Complete Book of Sewing”, “Couture Sewing Techniques”, and “Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing” all felt a little lacking on their own, so I decided to give this one a go, and I’m so glad that I did. I’ve been sewing for over 20 years and am an intermediate/advanced sewer. Reading through this book made me feel like someone had taken all of the things I’d ever read and learned through my own trial and error and compiled them into one comprehensive, surprisingly easy to read tome. It’s great for beginners to intermediate sewers because it covers things like fabric grain and using a sewing machine to pressing, construction and finishing, and even a little bit of pattern making. I also appreciated that, unlike many sewing books, this one is strictly focused on sewing clothing vs decorative hand stitching or other random sewing projects. This book teaches good sewing habits (except for putting the tread in your mouth if you’re having trouble threading it through your needle, which is gross and unnecessary) and has clear, easy to understand illustrations throughout. If I could only have one sewing book, this would be it. I think it’s that good.

Before reading this book, I had no knowledge of sewing. Taking it as a self-paced course was an excellent decision. The book is incredibly detailed and professional, providing a comprehensive workflow that I wouldn't have achieved on my own. It covers everything you need to know about sewing, from selecting the right materials to preparing and cutting fabric, along with all the essential sewing techniques. I highly recommend this book! I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it immensely helpful.

I love this book, even though I've been sewing awhile now. You can use this book several ways - as a step by step learning guide with exercises, as a reference, or as a reader. I like that it introduces tools gradually, as you need them. No need to run out and buy everything at once, in case you decide sewing is not for you. It covers sewing by hand and by machine, how to read pattern markings, all about fabric choices, in addition to all the constructions techniques. The only (surprising) omission is that it doesn't cover bound buttonholes or welt pockets - but those have been easy enough to find elsewhere.The bonus with this book is that it contains mini patterns that you can cut out and sew to learn the techniques, before practicing on full size garments. When you're done, you can add to a sample book along with all the settings you used, so you can refer to them the next time you need to use that technique. Assembil has now even created the sample patterns in pdf form - no need to cut or trace them out of the book, just print them off as many times as you need.I have learned many new tricks using this book, including a lapped zipper for fly-front pants, and making covered buttons and snaps.The book itself is very comprehensive, with plenty of diagrams. Don't let the thick size of the book intimidate you, it really is thorough in taking you through steps for each technique.This book is geared toward garment sewing, but some of the techniques can be used by craft sewists.