Designer Style Handbags: Techniques and Projects for Unique, Fun, and Elegant Designs from Classic to Retro
Adult-High School–With this title, teens can create a funky felt purse or make one from an old book, or decorate an old handbag. Haab reviews the types of fabrics, glues, linings, materials, and sewing techniques to consider for these projects. This same type of information, in simpler language and on a smaller scale, is provided in Haab'sThe Hip Handbag Book: 25 Easy-to-Make Totes, Purses, and Bags(Watson-Guptill, 2004).Designer Stylefocuses on more complex creations that require more steps and several specific tools and craft items. The many colorful photographs are of excellent quality.–Shannon Seglin, Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, VACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.