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The Vest Book: Create and Customize Your Own Vests Using Embroidery, Fabric Painting, Beadwork, Applique, and a Host of Other Techniques
by Jacqueline Farrell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Chilton Book Company (1995-09)
ISBN: 0801986486
EAN: 9780801986482
Dewy Decimal #: 746.92
Paperback: 128 pages
Edition: New edition
SKU: WB206371
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0801986486 This book evidences little to no use; it is free of markings inside. Its cover shows minimal shelf wear. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.com Review
The perfect accessory to add a bold splash of color or a note of drama to almost any outfit, the vest has been around for four centuries and still remains one of the most versatile of all garments. Embellished with embroidery, applique, paint, buttons, beads, ribbons, cording, and more, vests afford all sorts of opportunities for creative expression, as demonstrated here in 20 exquisite step-by-step projects. Ten of these are transformations of plain store-bought vests into extraordinary customized items; the other ten are based on vests made from scratch, with all basic patterns included (on enlargeable grids). But if you're more interested in the decorative aspects than in sewing your own garments, just about all the methods can be adapted to pre-made vests. The fourteen-page gallery of distinctive creations by about two dozen artists offers some incredible ideas for vest design and adornment, and the techniques section explores various stitching and painting methods as well as pattern transfer, explains construction and finishing how-tos, and gives ideas for collar, pocket, and fastening details. --Amy Handy
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Customer Reviews
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Full of creative ideas!
Rating  (5)
Date: 1999-10-19
I have had this book for a couple of years, and have made several vests with these ideas. This is an excellent source to get the creative juices flowing. I refer back to it regularly.
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A must if you love wearable art!
Rating (5)
Date: 1997-11-13
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is full of creative ideas and will inspire you to try new techniques, as well as trigger your own creativity. Creating vests can be a fun and fairly quick way to try these new techniques. I love this book!
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