Ribbon Trims: An Embellishment Idea Book (Embellishment Idea Books)

Adding some lovely embellishments to the historical gowns that I make! The ideas for trim in this book vary from simple and sleek to ornate and complex. I love the variety, and for the most part the directions seem fairly easy to follow. Some of the more complex patterns are tricky but I found that a few Bobby pins to help hold folds in place helped immensely. As I became more comfortable with each style they became easier and I was even able to modify them to create patterns of my own! If this author has other books I would definitely consider purchasing them as well!

I bought this book as ribbon trim was used on clothing a lot during the Civil War. It was recommended in a newsletter by Jennifer Rosbrough, I found it interesting as well as useful. I checked out other ribbon trim books, but the information in them did not apply for the use I desired it for. The instructions and photos are detailed illustrations, and the directions seem easy to follow. The uses I plan for the trims are mainly on dress bodices and skirts, as well as trimming for bonnets. The designs are rated easy, intermediate, and challenging to give you an idea of how difficult they are to recreate. I have shown this book to several other women who sew for Civil War era clothing and they thought it was a great book. I have not made any of the trims yet, but I plan to in the near future on my next project. I have only had this book about two weeks.

I like this book and the ribbons within. I also like the idea of spiral bound books.What I have to complain is that it is quite "dated" by now, it is quite obvious by the styling and background. Which is unnecessary. If the ribbons of simple and timeless motif/print and the background solid color it would be more timeless.But other than that, it is a nice book.

directions are a little hard when you get into the trickier folds

This is a wonderful book. It has so many ideas and project in it, I just can't wait to start to try them. And the third part sell I dealt with was wonderful. The shipment was on time and I could track the package.

concise, easy to understand with lots of pics.

good condition. item as described. great book forlearning to make trims for dresses. good ideas

There are so many great ideas, and the pictures to help make them are easy to follow. Really love this book, and even thou it is used, it is in very good shape.

dieses Buch umfasst praktisch alles ,was man sich wünscht, wenn man nach Anleitungen zu dem Thema "Zierbänder" sucht. Sei es, um Bekleidung zu verzieren, Ideen für Kinderkleidung oder auch die klassischen Varianten, auch um Geschenke erheblich aufzupeppen. Ein Buch mit tollen Anleitungen von einfach bis aufwendig. Wobei alles so gut beschrieben ist, dass man auch die komplizierten Varianten bewältigen kann. Absolut empfehlenswert!

Excellent Item and postage, Thank you.