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How to Use Your Sewing Machine to Make, Mend, and Customize by Alison Smith MBE

August 17, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Pandemic (I bought a sewing machine because of lockdown) Best for: People who already know how to use a sewing machine (despite the title) In a nutshell: Author Smith shares some great detailed information regarding making garments and other items, assuming you know how to use a sewing machine. Worth quoting: N.A Why I chose it: I’m trying to teach myself machine sewing and this book claimed to be a how-to for using a sewing machine. Review: If this book only claimed to help […]

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Waste Not: Make a Big Difference by Throwing Away Less by Erin Rhoads

April 23, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Anyone looking for ways to to reduce their waste across multiple areas of their life and home. In a nutshell: Author Rhoads provides tips, suggestions, examples, and recipes for ways we can make more things ourselves and rely less on single-use items. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I was at an exhibition about food growth, distribution, and waste, and they were selling this book. Review: This book is great for its genre. It’s not oblivious to the benefits of plastic (the […]

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