Make Sew Mend By Bernadette Banner Book Review 6/5/2022

Bernadette Banner has becoming a staple in the historical costuming community for her YouTube channel, research into late 19th century clothing, and of course, her sewing experiments.

So why am I reviewing it? I don't really work in the same time period as Bernadette after all, and my audience prefers earlier periods I see. As an accomplished sewist in my own right, I spend quite a bit of time helping others learn how to sew. For years I've had new sewists work really well while we are together, but then when they go home to do finishing they get lost. This new resource helps to bring the historical hand sewing into a format which is more friendly for beginners learning how to sew.
As of the time of recording this book has reached #1 on Amazon for Sewing and Needlework (and is make in stock now!) Congratulations Bernadette for reaching #3 on the New York Times Best Seller List for How-To/Advice! If you have not checked this book out, I would recommend reading it and applying the book to your own new sewing projects. There was lots of helpful advice for beginners learning to sew, and advanced sewers wanting to take some next steps.

#handsewing #booktube #costube Affiliate Links for Books: Make Sew and Mend by Bernadette Banner https://amzn.to/3NjR1pR Household Sewing and Home Dressmaking by Bertha Banner https://amzn.to/3teoY33 Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques by Kristina Harris https://amzn.to/3NUbaTw Camera: https://amzn.to/3Xaqbpf And... Woolite since my brothers were asking me about it :) https://amzn.to/3GLddGP @BernadetteBanner YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHtaUm-FjUps090S7crO4Q Video on Writing Her Book: https://youtu.be/JI9dooGNh_0 Social Media and other Places to Find me: Instagram: @maridith.smith Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tudorrevolution/ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/maridithsmith All Music was Provided by the YouTube creator studio. Video edited with DaVinci Resolve 17. Filmed with Cannon M50 and Samsung A20

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