5.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 03/10/2008

Sewing has been given somewhat of a bad rap in recent times, and unfortunately so given that it is such a sensible skill for any person to have. Often ridiculed as being seriously uncool, with the Sew U book by Wendy Mullin, sewing can finally be recognised amongst its crafty peers like knitting, which has experienced it's own modern resurgence in recent years.

This book is a one stop shop for creating your own skirts, shirts and pants - complete with full easy to follow instructions and patterns for bringing your designs to life. The hardcover spiral bound book makes it easy to lay flat while following directions, and the wonderful illustrations by indie artist Beci Orpin add another layer of cool-edginess to the whole product.

This is one for both creatively minded beginners, and also for more experienced sewers. This is a great way to save money on expensive clothes and showcase your individual style by creating your very own wearable works of art.

3.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 07/04/2010

This is a good beginner's book with plenty of background information about patterns, fabric selection etc. The pattern shapes are great and sizes reasonable (although they only go up to about a size 16) but the directions for sewing aren't as detailed as a beginner would require and leave a fair amount of guesswork. Also, if you want to know how to alter patterns for fit, the book does not cover this at all. It is very readable, but absolute beginners who haven't used a commercial pattern before would find it difficult to sew the projects.

4.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 09/12/2009

Loads of great information that doesn't assume any knowledge really; even demystifies the names of all those different kinds of fabrics and tells you how to prepare fabric before even starting to cut. And great ideas about setting up a room or space to sew, and how to store everything. The actual patterns I'm not so sure about, only in that I already have a great book on skirts, I'm not that keen on ordinary button-up shirts and the pants look just a little advanced for me yet. But I may give them a try in time. In general it's a great resource written by someone who seems to be mostly self-taught through trial and error and is passing on plenty of useful wisdom.

4.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 13/04/2009

This book is very handy for somebody who is starting out in sewing clothes and already knows a few things about sewing. If you have no clue about sewing, parts of this book may seem too foreign to understand. The patterns featured in this book look reasonably easy to create (although I have yet to try my hand). I think if it had more clear diagrams of each step you need to take it would be even better as some parts are a little hard to understand. But overall I think it is a good addition to your sewing library and will really help those who want to start making their own clothes.

3.0 out of 5 based on 5 reviews. – Customer review on 16/11/2008

Sew U book by Wendy Mullin is just devine I love this book. The photos and the projects are just gorgeous. So much inspiration in one book - it's amazing. I'm itching to work on some of these projects! Really well written instructions with lots of other helpful information included as well. This is a definite must have!!!