mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I am a big fan of crafts, and I am always looking around to find new things to create, to make. So I just had to try out this book when I saw it up on Netgalley.
Haha, yep, I definitely agree with the Introduction. Fiber for Kids doesn’t sound like a book about crafts, it indeed sounds more like a book about cereal. :P
There are 6 chapters (Sew, Embroider, Felt, Knit, Crotchet, Weave) in total, and while you can just skip ahead to other chapters, I wouldn’t recommend that unless you know basic sewing. Since several chapters do feature needlework. But if you can sew, know your basics, go ahead and just skip ahead and pick the chapter of your liking.
I didn’t really read all the how-to-stuff, since I already know how knit/sew/etc.
As for the felting part? Eh, I will just keep on using synthetic even if it might not work right. I am allergic to wool. :( And I feel that they could have at least made a mention that if people truly can’t handle wool they should just go for synthetic/natural.
I quite liked that they also added: Did you know? It gave more insight in the specific craft you did, showing how old it was, or giving some facts about it through the ages. It was quite interesting to read.
One thing I didn’t like is how wonky the crafted items were. For instance the bean bags at the beginning? I can imagine you may want to show the first results of what kids do, but you may want to add some pictures of how it is supposed to look professionally (sorry, I am still searching for the right word). Now at times you can’t really see the stitches correctly, and that is a shame.
Another thing was that this book uses inches… which is nice, but I live in country that uses Metric (just like almost all of the world). It would have been nice if they added centimetres as well, as I or whoever wants to do these things from the book has to calculate/check google to see how x inches is x centimetres. :(
But in overall this was a good book, I quite enjoyed reading it, and I will definitely be trying out some of the projects and see how they turn out.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I am a big fan of crafts, and I am always looking around to find new things to create, to make. So I just had to try out this book when I saw it up on Netgalley.
Haha, yep, I definitely agree with the Introduction. Fiber for Kids doesn’t sound like a book about crafts, it indeed sounds more like a book about cereal. :P
There are 6 chapters (Sew, Embroider, Felt, Knit, Crotchet, Weave) in total, and while you can just skip ahead to other chapters, I wouldn’t recommend that unless you know basic sewing. Since several chapters do feature needlework. But if you can sew, know your basics, go ahead and just skip ahead and pick the chapter of your liking.
I didn’t really read all the how-to-stuff, since I already know how knit/sew/etc.
As for the felting part? Eh, I will just keep on using synthetic even if it might not work right. I am allergic to wool. :( And I feel that they could have at least made a mention that if people truly can’t handle wool they should just go for synthetic/natural.
I quite liked that they also added: Did you know? It gave more insight in the specific craft you did, showing how old it was, or giving some facts about it through the ages. It was quite interesting to read.
One thing I didn’t like is how wonky the crafted items were. For instance the bean bags at the beginning? I can imagine you may want to show the first results of what kids do, but you may want to add some pictures of how it is supposed to look professionally (sorry, I am still searching for the right word). Now at times you can’t really see the stitches correctly, and that is a shame.
Another thing was that this book uses inches… which is nice, but I live in country that uses Metric (just like almost all of the world). It would have been nice if they added centimetres as well, as I or whoever wants to do these things from the book has to calculate/check google to see how x inches is x centimetres. :(
But in overall this was a good book, I quite enjoyed reading it, and I will definitely be trying out some of the projects and see how they turn out.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
sidewalk_pirate's review against another edition
4.0
I recently received this book for review from the publisher.
Let me start off by saying I love books like this. Something that helps us to pass on the crafts and teach the next generation. I collected the Better Home and Garden Needle craft books for a while. The projects being so wonderfully outdated in the ones from the 70's.
Stitch Camp is a wonderfully updated version of these vintage books. The projects are simple, but teach the basics of six different needle arts. Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Felt, Embroidery and Weaving.
I think I will actually have to adapt the little backpack for grown up use. It is too cute.
The instructions are clear and easy to understand and come with photos. All the samples for the book were done by children, which gives the book a very exuberant, happy and somehow a confident air. It certainly makes the projects suggested feel much more approachable.
I think if you are a Grown up with little ones to teach, but time, or distance won't let you, this book would be a great help. Even if you have the time, I think kids would appreciate having a book around to look up things on their own.
Thank you so much for putting an awesome, fun book like this together! Future generations of needle artists are guaranteed!
Let me start off by saying I love books like this. Something that helps us to pass on the crafts and teach the next generation. I collected the Better Home and Garden Needle craft books for a while. The projects being so wonderfully outdated in the ones from the 70's.
Stitch Camp is a wonderfully updated version of these vintage books. The projects are simple, but teach the basics of six different needle arts. Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Felt, Embroidery and Weaving.
I think I will actually have to adapt the little backpack for grown up use. It is too cute.
The instructions are clear and easy to understand and come with photos. All the samples for the book were done by children, which gives the book a very exuberant, happy and somehow a confident air. It certainly makes the projects suggested feel much more approachable.
I think if you are a Grown up with little ones to teach, but time, or distance won't let you, this book would be a great help. Even if you have the time, I think kids would appreciate having a book around to look up things on their own.
Thank you so much for putting an awesome, fun book like this together! Future generations of needle artists are guaranteed!
nojiri23's review against another edition
5.0
Useful for adults too! Very and precise instructions, gorgeous illustrations, smart hints throughout.
librarianryan's review
4.0
I really like this book and the way it is laid out. It focuses on six types of stitch art, sewing, crocheting, knitting, felting, weaving, and embroidering. Each has simple instructions, and simple projects. What makes this book unique is that in the suggested materials at the front it tells you that materials will be discussed by project, but that you may need youtube videos, this book, and even other books, or friends. Plus, it also tells someone that sometimes no matter how well you do, you just need to switch hands, and that is okay. I also like that the completed projects look like they were completed by a kid/teen, and not a Martha Stewart clone.
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