Overview
Love the Look but don't have the Cash?
No problem!
Do you ever find yourself browsing through stores or fashion magazines and wishing you could afford even a fraction of what you see? Well, you can! You just need the inspiration and know-how.
My Style, My Place is your answer! Authors Allyce King and Nicole Thieret show you how to transform the clothes in your closet into designer-inspired new looks that will make your friends envious. Then once you've spiced up your wardrobe, the authors share ideas for making your space truly your own with cool projects for your apartment, dorm room or bedroom.
With more than 24 projects, you're sure to find something to fit your style!
- With a bit of elastic, some buttons and a spool of thread, transform an ordinary cardigan sweater into a Street Fair Shrug
- Make your own Not-So-Knickerbocker Capris with a pair of wool tweed pants and some contrasting wool fabric
Synopsis
Contains a bonus CD with 20 urban-trendy designs.
Features colorful hand-drawn graphics, and a witty and conversational writing style.
Me and My Place is for the young and hip, and the young and hip at heart. With humorous stories, easy-to-follow instructions and serious support for creativity and individuality, this book understands youthful sewers, and empowers today's younger sewers to create projects that fit their personality using sewing and embroidery machines. Readers will discover instructions for more than 30 quick do-it-yourself projects for the wardrobe and the home that the authors deem useful and completely not tacky. Sewers will undoubtedly discover new avenues for expressing their personality in this book.