tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post9063472948489522313..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: The Overbooked SewistPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37805230742767233182011-07-09T13:41:27.419-04:002011-07-09T13:41:27.419-04:00Peter, Peter, you are still in the infancy stages ...Peter, Peter, you are still in the infancy stages when it comes to collecting sewing and fabric related books! I have 2 floor to ceiling bookshelves 4 ft. long that are CRAMMED with sewing related printed material! And just last weekend I found 5 more vintage sewing books to add to my collection and I just purchased "Couture Sewing Techniques" by Claire Shaeffer (Taunton Press) - I am RIVITED by this book! You NEED to buy it and add it to your collection! <br /><br />Oh, and I also seriously considered that $90.00 book too, but I reigned myself in at the last minute...doesn't mean I still won't buy it at some point, though. I love Amazon - I buy almost all of my books used.<br /><br />Hubby can't understand why I need all of these sewing books. He just doesn't get it. I teach beginner sewing on my blog (http://www.learnhowtosewnow.com) and sometimes I need help explaining something I am so used to doing to a beginner - hence, all of my resource material!Paulahttp://www.learnhowtosewnow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-78613105604666657272010-05-04T13:16:38.964-04:002010-05-04T13:16:38.964-04:00Approach love and sewing with reckless abandon. (a...Approach love and sewing with reckless abandon. (amended quote). Nothing else will quite do!In The Heydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829316779390884087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11040144136240430602010-04-28T20:07:10.454-04:002010-04-28T20:07:10.454-04:00All I can tell you is make a place for the books. ...All I can tell you is make a place for the books. They are better than pets. Sure they take up space but you don't have to walk, feed or clean up after them. They are there for you any time. I recently moved and packing my beloved sewing, design, beading and all types of needlearts books used 25 book boxes. I still have lots of stuff boxed in the garage but my books are on the shelfs. Don't even get me started about patterns. I estimate close to 2000.Mechielhttp://mechiels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73836607666826878022010-04-28T18:53:48.914-04:002010-04-28T18:53:48.914-04:00I'm addicted to Burda...out here in the hinter...I'm addicted to Burda...out here in the hinterland provinces, that's about all we can get with some style and fashion - so what's worse is I collect them all, but they are filed and neatly stored for access. And Threads is another fav - need to organize those. But by far my biggest space-taker is my collection of patterns. But so far, not many books have appealed to me - I have a few, but they all seam (ha!) to fit the ticket!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83997290221902747932010-04-28T11:57:38.336-04:002010-04-28T11:57:38.336-04:00Okay, now I'm scared. I actually DID purchase...Okay, now I'm scared. I actually DID purchase the Cole & Czachor book for $90.00 at Amazon. Last summer I declared I had no more space for sewing books (and other paraphernalia) and I donated a great big pile of them to my local library. Then, I proceeded to slowly buy more sewing books and filled up the space I created. I've accepted that owning sewing books is part of my passion for sewing.Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50489405799475284342010-04-28T03:03:28.178-04:002010-04-28T03:03:28.178-04:00WOW - I can totally relate to the calming effect o...WOW - I can totally relate to the calming effect of sewing books before sleeping. <br /><br />At the moment, I have Palmer/Pletsch 'Pants for real people' on my bedside table.<br /><br />As for accumulating those wonderfull, horribly space-consuming books - I ususally get given sewing books for birthdays and so on. When last my DD had her 4th birthday I actually got at book on sewing children's clothes for HER birthday! All those wonderfully enabling friends :-)Lenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244063989189298445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39428168235634415352010-04-28T02:59:01.003-04:002010-04-28T02:59:01.003-04:00You can never have enough books!!
Did you know y...You can never have enough books!! <br />Did you know you can buy used books and quite often old, out-of-print books on www.alibris.com<br />And for reasonably priced new books with no postage costs there is www.bookdepository.co.uk<br />I have the Fit for Real People Book, it's fabulous and I also have the Fitting and Pattern Alteration book by Elizabeth G. Liechty, Della N. Pottberg and Judith A. Rasband. I have a shelf full of books in my sewing room. Too numerous to name but I recognized some of yours, in mine ... lol. Claire Schaeffer's books are great as well as David Coffin's and the Cool Couture book by Kenneth King is good too. You can always learn something from each of them and you will find the ones that suit your method of working and what appeals to you most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65251831513648176582010-04-28T01:43:02.330-04:002010-04-28T01:43:02.330-04:00Peter one can never have too many reference books,...Peter one can never have too many reference books, of any kind. I have acquired a few sewing books in the past 6 months but they're nowhere near as impressive as your collection. Keep up the good work!!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703863890101335979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1160162016850463502010-04-27T23:11:23.449-04:002010-04-27T23:11:23.449-04:00I thought I had a lot of fabric, but my sewing boo...I thought I had a lot of fabric, but my sewing books and magazine take up way more room than the fabrics. Not even counting fashion books. <br />I've sold a bunch of books that I've grown out and used the money to buy more books. Hee.. hee..littlecottondresseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404990205720259436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45060106659703453962010-04-27T21:53:00.649-04:002010-04-27T21:53:00.649-04:00Oh, Peter!
You are my brother from another mother ...Oh, Peter!<br />You are my brother from another mother for sure. I do the SAME thing, and I have as many...no more...sewing books. Thrift stores. Oh, yes. Sometimes I find the motherload! There's probably a 12-step program out there for us.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611109215853196255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46799127706328392802010-04-27T20:16:45.574-04:002010-04-27T20:16:45.574-04:00I was just at the local library book sale. $8 a b...I was just at the local library book sale. $8 a bag. There were SO many sewing books I wanted to buy but didn't need at all. So then I wanted to buy them for YOU! But I knew you didn't need them either, and I've seen your apartment, so, alas, I left them there (oh, I did buy just one that I don't need).AmyZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73042340770521253682010-04-27T18:03:21.712-04:002010-04-27T18:03:21.712-04:00I do have a shelf full. The one I seem to turn to ...I do have a shelf full. The one I seem to turn to most these days is More Fabric Savvy by Sandra Betzina. I don't believe she has a page for vintage sheets from the Salvation Army though. :)<br /><br />I am thinking of investing in some books to take my sewing to the next level.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-35271997847253628042010-04-27T17:09:33.211-04:002010-04-27T17:09:33.211-04:00Like a Sewn Wardrobe, I'm not a fan of clutter...Like a Sewn Wardrobe, I'm not a fan of clutter so I only have 3 sewing books. <br /><br />On a fiction note, I highly recommend Frances De Pontes Peeble's <i>The Seamstress</i>, about two sister sewists living in Brazil during the 20s and 30s. One starts her own couture house and one becomes an outlaw.La Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787872640044660485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-49181101406966907572010-04-27T16:20:09.518-04:002010-04-27T16:20:09.518-04:00The book you ALMOST bought is an amazing book. I b...The book you ALMOST bought is an amazing book. I bought it recently and while I'm a pretty advanced sewer, there are things in there that I still refer to frequently. The techniques are geared for giving you a very high quality RTW look. You could probably ditch a few of the other sewing books and replace it with "Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers" if you are worried about space and how many books your gathering. <br /><br />As for me, I am opting to have a custom built in bookshelf done in my sewing room so I can keep buying books.Brian Lingerhttp://web.me.com/dzynurbrian/Dzynurbrian/Welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4602296685211436282010-04-27T16:12:21.825-04:002010-04-27T16:12:21.825-04:00I don't have a problem with my collection of s...I don't have a problem with my collection of sewing books and sewing machines (about the same number of each). What I have is a very greedy partner who believes that he deserves any space in the house.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606243261394612524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90680254969629478652010-04-27T16:12:09.978-04:002010-04-27T16:12:09.978-04:00I have been spending most of my money on fabric an...I have been spending most of my money on fabric and patterns, so I can only confess to a handful of sewing books. I do own the Fit for Real People and The Sewing Book by Allison Smith (I would recommend the former much more than the latter). Not that I don't want more! Now I will have to search my local used bookstore. Maybe I will check out some while in San Antonio... I wonder if I should take an extra suitcase :)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028414273977350224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37146431743753424552010-04-27T14:56:46.830-04:002010-04-27T14:56:46.830-04:00I hate clutter, so I try not to accumulate sewing ...I hate clutter, so I try not to accumulate sewing books. I only have 4. (I don't apply this reserve to fabric though. I'm a hypocrite!)<br /><br />I did just receive Fit For Real People yesterday in the mail. It is apparently *the* fit book, and it does look great so far. I don't think it has a men's section, though. ;(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86447819084325244962010-04-27T14:24:05.890-04:002010-04-27T14:24:05.890-04:00Peter, do you have "Fine Machine Sewing"...Peter, do you have "Fine Machine Sewing" by Carol Ahles? It tells how to replicate vintage hand sewing techniques by machine. Excellent book. I've learned lots from it.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13802894294447016392010-04-27T14:00:03.326-04:002010-04-27T14:00:03.326-04:00Jan, I can't bring myself to look. I'm alr...Jan, I can't bring myself to look. I'm already spooked.<br /><br />Rachel, "too new?" I'm new too but somehow I've accumulated the book collection of someone old, very old. <br /><br />Natalie, keep your eyes off "Don't Blame the Mirror." It's mine.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38625110183633208902010-04-27T13:56:03.273-04:002010-04-27T13:56:03.273-04:00Stop! There are books you own which I don't an...Stop! There are books you own which I don't and am now going to covet... It's the pictures I think. I look at that McCalls one and immediately I want it. And Don't Blame the Mirror... who could resist that? And just when I'd managed to persuade myself that I had enough sewing books now...Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27112571234719534572010-04-27T13:48:26.098-04:002010-04-27T13:48:26.098-04:00I suffer too! I collect any fashion/sewing related...I suffer too! I collect any fashion/sewing related books and vintage sewing patterns like it's my job, haha. Which isn't good considering I'm a college student on a budget...:)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815840111038686471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43333419796415661092010-04-27T13:46:58.061-04:002010-04-27T13:46:58.061-04:00O. M. G. !!! Peter, look in the flyleaf of those f...O. M. G. !!! Peter, look in the flyleaf of those first two books ... my mom had those in the '60s ... if you see the initials JHC in there, well, how serendipitous would that be? <br /><br />I've been kicking myself for not picking up the Singer Sewing Library series that was in my church's rummage sale last spring. But I have a bazillion books, craft books, and magazines, and limited space. I've been hitting up the library ... but I may yet invest in a good tailoring book. Happy reading!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066758660094361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2059473958293179792010-04-27T12:54:16.100-04:002010-04-27T12:54:16.100-04:00I love the Vogue book, definitely my favorite, but...I love the Vogue book, definitely my favorite, but otherwise I don't have that many books...mainly because I'm too new. I also have the Dummy's guide to sewing and a singer book and something I got off ebay here in London, but haven't perused yet.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904044713623219217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37674527996269201142010-04-27T12:44:20.615-04:002010-04-27T12:44:20.615-04:00once upon a time, I gave away my Vogue sewing book...once upon a time, I gave away my Vogue sewing book.<br /><br />I don't want to talk about it.Jean Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-92039179852241639062010-04-27T12:38:10.728-04:002010-04-27T12:38:10.728-04:00Oh my goodness, we suffer from the same disease (s...Oh my goodness, we suffer from the same disease (smile). You have a great collection! I too am obsessed with sewing book and amassed an astounding collection in a short period of time. Thank God for Ebay and amazon.com used book so I didn't go broke. Have fun reading and collecting!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055410123914346485noreply@blogger.com