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Title: Designer Techniques Couture Tips For Home Sewing by Kenneth D. King ISBN: 0-8069-9489-4 Publisher: Sterling Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Information and inspiration!!
Comment: I own "Designer Techniques" and I am perplexed about the review that "lopuff" wrote. She can't get past the photos because they are a "bad re-visit to the '80's...can we say vests and big hair?" I can only assume she didn't look carefully at the photos--she makes them out to be some fashion disaster, when they are really modern, light-hearted and kind-of chic. The photos that illustrate the techniques (as well as the illustrations and text) are informative, and that's what counts here. And, as for the techniques themselves, "lopuff" may feel thse are nothing revolutionary but, if you have ever actually done a lot of sewing, you know how valuable RELIABLE techniques can be in saving time and effot. THAT is what is revolutionary about this book.

Rating: 5
Summary: Accessible Couture Sewing
Comment: Finally, someone has written a book on sewing techniques for those of us who also like beautiful clothes. It's fun to see how exciting clothes can be made using techniques and materials accessible to any home sewer. He uses pictures of his own creations to demonstrate the success of his techniques. The instructions are detailed and thorough. He tackles hard techniques and shows you the steps you must go through to get results. I was tired of books that showed me easy techniques, with only so-so results. I find this a book that I use over and over again... and I have many sewing books. I believe this is a book written by someone who actually uses the techniques himself to create beautiful clothes.

Rating: 2
Summary: can't get past the photos
Comment: The content is okay--how to do buttonholes and interfacing-- but nothing revolutionary...same as all the other "couture secrets" books (if you've read "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing," you will know that these couture "secrets" are kind of a farce, since the designers by legal contract cannot reveal their so-called "secrets"). Although the book is published in the 90s, the photos and examples are like a bad revisit to the 80s...can we say vests and big hair? As a result, I couldn't see myself directly applying any of the techniques.