I'd love this book to sew for and with my 10 year old granddaughter and her friend. they love to dress up and my older granddaughter loves to sew for them as well. this would make a great family project. thanks for the chance to own this book.

I learned years ago to use pink hair tape to mend my patterns. it has a slight stretch and sticks well to the tissue so it lasts a long time, doesn't deteriorate and doesn't tear the pattern either if you decide to remove it nor if you try to pin through it. Miracle stuff.

My dad was in the navy. he taught me to make lanyards when I was in fifth grade or so, but I've never seen this. thanks for the ideas, but I'm like the last poster. How would you use it?

hmmm, the one I Love most is pink hair tape. In the sixties it was used to keep hair flat while it dried to create a curl o the cheek, etc. I used to be able to buy it at the five and dime, now I have to find it at a Hair supply store.

I use it to patch holes in a favorite pattern when the pin has pulled a hole in it, or when the cat has decided that that nice crinkly sound is fun and ripped a piece to shreds. it's saved me more times than I can count.

It's slightly stretchy so it doesn't seem to be as hard on the pattern, and is fairly easy to pin through if need be, unlike cellophane tape or scotch tape.

The pictures don't seem to go with the discriptions. it would be nice to be able to print this and use it, which is not so possible when the pictures don't go along with the text. FWIW, kitty