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Stitch: Sewing Projects for the Modern Maker
Find inspiration with over 25 stunning sewing projects that will appeal to any modern maker, with gorgeous designs and creative projects in a beautiful contemporary style.
Stitch will offer contemporary designs and creative projects for the modern maker with a discernible eye for aesthetics, with a focus on customisable makes, stunning fabric inspiration, easy-to-follow instructions and beautifully graphic photography.
The book will cover the basic techniques of sewing with all projects achievable either by using a sewing machine or by hand (and a little more time!), and with no overly complicated techniques. Each project will be photographed and some will be accompanied by step-by-step images to help guide you through more intricate instructions.
With makes including reusable fabric bowl covers, pretty pot holders and scrunchies made from off cuts, as well as projects to up-cycle old bed linen or use up scraps of fabric left from other designs in the book, anyone from beginner to intermediate will find projects to love in this modern makers handbook.
Explore modern sewing and learn to perfect your stitch.
Stitch will offer contemporary designs and creative projects for the modern maker with a discernible eye for aesthetics, with a focus on customisable makes, stunning fabric inspiration, easy-to-follow instructions and beautifully graphic photography.
The book will cover the basic techniques of sewing with all projects achievable either by using a sewing machine or by hand (and a little more time!), and with no overly complicated techniques. Each project will be photographed and some will be accompanied by step-by-step images to help guide you through more intricate instructions.
With makes including reusable fabric bowl covers, pretty pot holders and scrunchies made from off cuts, as well as projects to up-cycle old bed linen or use up scraps of fabric left from other designs in the book, anyone from beginner to intermediate will find projects to love in this modern makers handbook.
Explore modern sewing and learn to perfect your stitch.
- GenresSewingNonfiction
144 pages, Paperback
Published June 6, 2023
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September 30, 2023
Another beginner sewing book, this time by a beginner. Or at least someone with only three years experience (or so it says in the intro). There are a range of projects and an emphasis on using up textile scraps and replacing single use items.
Is the market now overfull of beginner sewing books repeating the same projects? I thought so but I quite liked this one, and there were some less common but useful projects.
Intro
Tools & Techniques
- Basic tools: some of which you can really do without eg 5 different cutting implements, erasable fabric pens, bias tape makers
- Seam Finishes / Essential Techniques: good pictures, text instructions are okay
- Ladder Stitch / Bias Binding / Piping / Turning Tubes: getting beyond beginner techniques here but why not! Good explanation of mitred corners with bias tape; piping on a zip which does look cool, I like the idea of this.
- Choosing Fabric: Hmm, fusible fleece...I don't live in the coldest climate I'll admit, but I'll manage my entire sewing life without this fabric. I bet everyone could.
Scrap Busters
- Scrunchies (and fabric bows): with or without ties I'm not a fan
- Wrist pincushion: this I am on board with these, one or two of these are handy
- Make-up remover pads and patch-worked zippered pouch: might be a useful gift idea
Kitchen
- Potholders: Yes, because these periodically do need replacing, like tea-towels. Do they always have to include technical / specialist fabrics so as the publishers are not sued? Pretty sure people have been removing hot pots and pans using cloth for 1,000s of years without those fabrics.
- Bowl covers: replace plastic cling film forever
- Napkins: cloth is classier, nicer to use and more sustainable
- Insulated picnic bag: I would also use this for shopping to keep things frozen / cold on the way home more than for picnics, I could do with several
- Apron: nicely designed
Home
- Cushion covers / Coasters / Fabric storage baskets: you do you, maybe these things are useful in your home.
- Picnic blanket: I can't say I'd create a special blanket for this, do people really picnic in the damp?
- Fabric Plant pots: as above, never seem that practical to me as you have to water plants regularly
Celebrations
- Christmas crackers / Advent Calendar / Christmas Stockings / Crown Party Hat / Fabric Gift Wrap (well, fabric with a finished edge): These are all excellent ideas, I'd add bunting as well. Make it once, use it for years and years.
Travel
- Drawstring bag / Tote bag / Packing cubes / Overnight bag / Laptop case: quite large 'scraps' would be required for the overnight bag, but it would be easier to repair than the average plastic 'fabric' versions available cheaply. And not sure I would add the weight of packing cubes to my luggage. Or would I? Drawstring bags for shoes are useful.
Beauty
- Eye-mask / Lay flat makeup bag / Headbands (aka large scrunchies) / Wash-bag (aka zippered pouch) / Jewellery roll
The make up bag is a type of drawstring bag for those that don't mind chaos for their make up, the jewellery roll is for the organised and tidy.
Templates / Index / Stockists
Is the market now overfull of beginner sewing books repeating the same projects? I thought so but I quite liked this one, and there were some less common but useful projects.
Intro
Tools & Techniques
- Basic tools: some of which you can really do without eg 5 different cutting implements, erasable fabric pens, bias tape makers
- Seam Finishes / Essential Techniques: good pictures, text instructions are okay
- Ladder Stitch / Bias Binding / Piping / Turning Tubes: getting beyond beginner techniques here but why not! Good explanation of mitred corners with bias tape; piping on a zip which does look cool, I like the idea of this.
- Choosing Fabric: Hmm, fusible fleece...I don't live in the coldest climate I'll admit, but I'll manage my entire sewing life without this fabric. I bet everyone could.
Scrap Busters
- Scrunchies (and fabric bows): with or without ties I'm not a fan
- Wrist pincushion: this I am on board with these, one or two of these are handy
- Make-up remover pads and patch-worked zippered pouch: might be a useful gift idea
Kitchen
- Potholders: Yes, because these periodically do need replacing, like tea-towels. Do they always have to include technical / specialist fabrics so as the publishers are not sued? Pretty sure people have been removing hot pots and pans using cloth for 1,000s of years without those fabrics.
- Bowl covers: replace plastic cling film forever
- Napkins: cloth is classier, nicer to use and more sustainable
- Insulated picnic bag: I would also use this for shopping to keep things frozen / cold on the way home more than for picnics, I could do with several
- Apron: nicely designed
Home
- Cushion covers / Coasters / Fabric storage baskets: you do you, maybe these things are useful in your home.
- Picnic blanket: I can't say I'd create a special blanket for this, do people really picnic in the damp?
- Fabric Plant pots: as above, never seem that practical to me as you have to water plants regularly
Celebrations
- Christmas crackers / Advent Calendar / Christmas Stockings / Crown Party Hat / Fabric Gift Wrap (well, fabric with a finished edge): These are all excellent ideas, I'd add bunting as well. Make it once, use it for years and years.
Travel
- Drawstring bag / Tote bag / Packing cubes / Overnight bag / Laptop case: quite large 'scraps' would be required for the overnight bag, but it would be easier to repair than the average plastic 'fabric' versions available cheaply. And not sure I would add the weight of packing cubes to my luggage. Or would I? Drawstring bags for shoes are useful.
Beauty
- Eye-mask / Lay flat makeup bag / Headbands (aka large scrunchies) / Wash-bag (aka zippered pouch) / Jewellery roll
The make up bag is a type of drawstring bag for those that don't mind chaos for their make up, the jewellery roll is for the organised and tidy.
Templates / Index / Stockists
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