What a treat it would be to win the book! Love the chance to learn something new. The book looks like it could fill the bill.

I am so thankful for a mother who had the patience to teach me how to do all those things by hand; sew, embroider, knit, crochet, tat. With these sewing skills came patience, creativity, thought and problem solving skills. Since it began when I was 4 yrs old until now, at the age of 68, I am still learning everyday as I do all my other responsibilities with the skills my mother taught me; always do your best and more, you can learn something new each day, some rules can be broken, finish what you start, there are more ways than one to get things done, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, patience is a necessity and a virtue, other people have good opinions too, and love what you do and what you have, not what you can't but never forget your dreams. Thankful, grateful and blessed are just a few words that can describe what came with the beginning of sewing.

As a professional designer I encourage creativity in young and new persons who want to be designers. However, one must understand that being creative does not mean you throw things together without complete thought to the end. Brook may have thought about her designs but not completely. Respect to the human body is essential in the coverings, ie. clothing. She is designing clothing for the human body and not just the piece itself. Remember, the two go together!
I also think she needs a lot of training from the look of the construction.
I would like to know who ´discovered´ her and thought she merited a good magazine as Threads?