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ABCs of Serging: A Complete Guide to Serger Sewing Basics (Creative Machine Arts Series)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 4/8/2011
This book should be one of the mainstays of a sewing library for anyone owning a serger. The various serger stitches and techniques are clearly explained and numerous illustrations are included. There is also a chapter on troubleshooting various problems when the stitch-out comes out poorly. the book is written in generic terms so the information applies to any brand of serger, with the exception of sergers which cannot do a 2 thread stitch such as a coverstitch or chainstitch. The only drawback with this book is that instead of photos or being in color, all of the illustrations are black and white drawings instead of photos. The Singer New Sewing With a Serger is an excellent accompiantment that has color photos illustrating various stitches and garment construction.
Review Date: 9/15/2011
After seeing stacks of this book at Sam's club and the huge number of people 'wishing' for this book, I put myself into my local library's queue for a copy. I love books dealing with Biblical themes, from non-fiction books dealing with newly translated scrolls to utter unbelievable but what-if fictional stories. This book was well-written and carried the reader along at a fast pace, while dealing with subject matter that clearly falls into the fantasy deep-end of what I hesitate to call, even loosely, Biblical fiction. The plot line was fleshed out until the last 5 or so pages, when the author turned the book in a direction that seemed to negate all of the previous pages. When this happens, I don't know whether authors have written themselves into a corner or whether they're just tired of dealing with the manuscript. To me, the ending made reading the book a waste of time. Sorry.
Review Date: 8/26/2018
Excellent directions and pictures. The same slipcover content as in THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE TO SLIPCOVERS, PILLOWS & BEDDING. This book really helped me a lot in my first venture into sewing without a pattern.
Review Date: 5/26/2011
Quite good and realistic. Concise enough for teens to read.
Review Date: 5/26/2011
Huge on pictures, not a lot of text. Some of the pictures are those you've seen a million times, but many were firsts for me. I love all things Beatles, and John, so I really enjoyed the new pics. 100% of the text are direct quotes from John or those close to him so there is no author editorializing, which I quite enjoyed. A good book if you're not after a Beatles biography or discography.
Review Date: 9/3/2011
Most "Beatle" books were written by people who weren't along for the ride or were peripherally connected. Cynthia certainly lived through every moment. This is an updated book, written after John's death, unlike her earlier work. Having said this, she still doesn't yield the kind of depth into John's life that you would expect. Maybe he was too inscrutable or she isn't willing to reveal but so much. Again, she reveals the two things that took John away before an idiot's final insane act: drugs, and what's-her-name. Cynthia certainly experienced the greatest 10 years of John's life. I think the real John only appeared in glimpses during the last 10 years of his life. By all accounts, he was on the threshold of coming out of a dark 10 year period, but we'll never know the proper end to the story. A good read for Lennon fans.
Review Date: 5/5/2012
Don't let the Giuliano association scare you. Only Julia's voice comes through as if she's sitting right next to you carrying on a conversation. She's straightforward and unpolished as you would expect her to be. This book is quite different from most Beatles or John Lennon books. It's written from a sisterly viewpoint, and relates details of John's years growing up between the two households, the beginnings of fame, Beatlemania, and his New York years. There were three Johns - the witty Beatle, the John who Yoko spun her web around, and the real one. This book gives a good peak at the real John, before his image was reworked and remade. Quite an interesting read.
Review Date: 5/26/2011
Helpful Score: 1
An extensive review of John's life, but I liked what I read regarding this book in 'The Beatles'biography by Bob Spitz - "a controversial and discredited biography...I found it unreadable and irresponsible...". I'm sure there's truth mixed in the pages of this book, but information that stated that Lennon had multiple personality disorder, was developmentally /physically afflicted and uncoordinated (excuse me, wasn't he quite a guitarist...) was hard to swallow. Lennon was certainly a complicated person, but this book dealt way too much with his faults, real, imagined, or somewhere in-between. There are many more balanced books out there that don't try to pulverize his life.
Review Date: 4/16/2011
Not written by Yoko, thank goodness, just approved by her. Famous names and intimates reminisce about John. Excellent tidbits and memories are included by those who greatly miss him,from James Brown to Mick Jagger. A great read.
Review Date: 7/5/2011
I was really impressed by this book. Since the Beatles break-up long ago, people tend to be divided into a Paul or John camp, rarely both. This book, co-written by Paul McCartney, was as least 25% about John Lennon, much to my surprise. Largely being in the Lennon camp (although I do think that much of his genius was wasted by years of drug abuse and a certain second wife), I didn't expect for John to figure so prominently in Paul's semi-autobiography. Maybe it is Paul being the ever cognizant showman, but there is a genuine fondness reflected in the pages and a recognition that without John, there never would have been The Beatles. I'd love to pass the book along, but at about 900 pages, it isn't worth the postage to send it along. I wish there was a way for heavy books to be allotted 2 credits due to the high postage!
Review Date: 12/2/2018
Please read the summary of the book. This is not about THE Rolling Stones, but is a young adult fiction book. I believe it has to do with outer space.
Review Date: 4/25/2011
As an avid Beatle lover, I couldn't resist reading this book to see what it was like to have been married to a Beatle (George Harrison) at the height of their popularity, and then to leave him for one of his best friends, Eric Clapton. The excesses of the 60's come through loud and clear and it's a wonder any of them made it through. Patti Boyd comes across as incredibly naive (divorcing George Harrison for a mere 100,000 pounds after 10 years of marriage) but she really tells is like it was. If you're at all interested in the Beatles or Eric Clapton, I recommend this book. The narrative begins with her meeting George while filming A Hard Day's Night and continues her story through George's death, her divorce from Clapton, and the death of Clapton's son Connor.
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