Altered Style: Sewing & Embellishing Wearable Fashions

By Stephanie Kimura

Book Overview

Dare to be Different

Gone are the days of browsing through rack after rack of new fashions at the local store looking for the perfect shirt, pair of paints or accessory. Instead, take a shopping trip to your own closet, a friend's closet, consignment stores, thrift shops or the sale racks.

In Altered Style, author Stephanie Kimura shows you how to transform everyday garments and accessories into personalized fashions that reflect your own style and show the world who you are.

Your personality will show through with:

More than 30 projects for creating purses, blouses, tees, jackets and moreIdeas for embellishing with buttons, sparkly crystals, colorful fabric snippets, beads and anything you come acrossSimple techniques, such as basic sewing, folding, bonding and drawing

With a little creativity and simple embellishing, you'll be on your way to updating your wardrobe with your own style and flair. Never again will you have nothing to wear!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896896005
• ISBN13: 9780896896000
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

recycle those jeans

Good info for "green" people to recycle those jeans. Not too many clothes, but lots of accessories. Well recommended for the crafty person.

Another great title from Stephanie Kimura

Ms. Kimura is on my must have book buy list. She always offers unique ideas which spark more unique ideas. Thanks for another great addition to my collection.