'Making designers trims' Claire Shaeffer, review

Chanel collector and couture sewing expert Claire B. Shaeffer returns with Couture Sewing: 'Making designers trims' to teach you everything you need to know to create and attach the perfect trim to any outfit.

The devil is in the details
After spending weeks creating a couture, Chanel-inspired suit it would be a shame to skimp on the trim. With more than 280 photos paired with step-by-step instruction, Shaeffer takes the mystery out of creating designer trims. You can easily make them yourself as long as you keep an eye on the right combinations, colors and you know how to work with the materials.

Instructions
Learn how to easily swap out one trim for another when you want a fresh look without creating a whole new garment. In this book you will get great instructions. Learn to topstitch like a pro to achieve a simple yet elegant trim, apply ribbons, prairie points, piping, bands, and braids. Create intricate seamed, lining, and facing trims. Make your very own cord-filled piping and crocheted trims

About the Author
Claire Shaeffer is an internationally respected author, lecturer, college instructor and columnist. Her innovative sewing techniques and easy-to-read instructions have guided readers and students through many sewing facets of the garment industry. Claire Shaeffer based her knowledge of haute couture construction and meticulous research studying original Chanels in museum archives and her own collection.  She wrote the celebrated Couture Sewing Techniques for Taunton Press and has authored and starred in a multitude of successful videos on couture sewing.

Great:

• The book is informative and very useful.
• Lots of information and instructions.
• Good images to illustrate instructions.
• Interesting photographs which are very rare.
• Great book to complete your own Claire Shaeffer Collection !

Not thát great:

• A bit scary for beginners because of its advanced levels.
• Missing opportunities:  modern self-made trims like braiding, crochet and knitting (Chanel does !), Etsy and Craftsy stuff.....
  
• A bit out-dated examples.  We really would have love to see more bold, daring and superb modern fantasy fringes/trims.

Notes:
We specially love the "Lining and Facing Trims" paragraph.  Now that is Chic Couture !!

Summarized:

'Making designers trims' is a great book for Chanel-style couture lovers.
It is also a great gift for the holidays!

We hope it will the next publication of this book contain be a bit more modern, bold and daring trims and fringes. We also hope the book will have more photo's and examples of  self-made trims like braiding, crochet and knitting. More Etsy and Craftsy stuff.....