- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Quarry Books; 1 edition (Sep 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1564968499
- ISBN-13: 978-1564968494
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.8 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #481,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
Ellen Goldstein-Lynch is the Chairperson of the Accessories Design Department of at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She has been involved in the accessories field for over 25 years, serving as Public Relations Director for the National Fashion Accessories Association for 10 years. She is an authority on handbags and accessories, and has been featured on national television and in print
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As Barbie has said time and time again, "Every morning, I wake up and thank God for my unique ability to accessorize!" Read the first page
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As Barbie has said time and time again, "Every morning, I wake up and thank God for my unique ability to accessorize!" Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
LOADED with pictures!,
By xoxonikki "not ur granny's reviews" (1313 mockingbird lane) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making Handbags: Retro, Chic, Luxurious (Paperback)
I love this book, it's loaded with gorgeous pictures of bags that are VERY stylish. It gives you patterns, covers basics of sewing, and is even great for expert Clothing Designers and Seamstresses like me. The book is by teachers at NYC's Fashion Institute and there's a section of very creative and fashionable creations by chosen accessory design students. The patterns are all there and somewhat easy to figure out. Most of all I love the pictures. I'm talking these are REAL designer bags like something you'd find at curvegirldotcom or Betsy Johnson. These aren't your grannies sewing projects! There isn't a single quilting fabric found in this book. They even tell you how to make leather bags. And in the back, you can contact each student that made the designer's gallery bags (to tell them how much you love them, ofcourse! Hope you have as much fun with this one as I did.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Making Handbags: Retro, Chic, Luxurious (Paperback)
This book focuses on creating four styles of bags: the tote, clutch, drawstring, and beach bag - plus variations on these four styles.The book comes complete with step-by-step illustrated instructions for each type of handbag, which so far, have been pretty clear and easy to follow. Also included are all the necessary patterns, but will have to be enlarged with a copy machine to be of any use. At the back of the book there is a full-color "gallery" of various students' handbag designs. I found this to be useful as well as interesting. However, after making some of the bags I was a little disappointed with the results. I'm finding I have to make modifications to the designs to produce something I actually like. But overall, the book is worth purchasing if you are interested in making your own handbags. It will inspire you, at the very least!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and full of clever ideas - a bargain too!,
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This review is from: Making Handbags: Retro, Chic, Luxurious (Paperback)
I checked this book out from the library and am now going to purchase it. I found the bags in this book creative and inspiring. I have looked into most of the books on making handbags and this is one of the better ones. I am a bit perplexed at some of the negative reviews at Amazon that I have read regarding this book. I think the instructions are easy to follow, and in my opinion, if you know how to sew (and if you have ever sewn the simplest of handbags), the instructions are easy to follow. My only complaint is that the patterns are not easily removed from the book, so unless you want to tear the book apart, they must be transferred to tracing paper. But I don't think this is a reason not to buy this book. Considering that the average handbag pattern is $8.00 (even then they must often be transferred to tracing paper) this book is a bargain. You get many patterns for the price of this book and it doesn't take a lot of effort to make the patterns. There are also a lot of good ideas in this book. Of course the best way to know if you like a book or not is to check it out before you buy it, which I always do.
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