Sewing Craft Book Review - The Artful Bird: Feathered Friends to Make and Sew

Feb. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Have you ever imagine having a peacock in your living room? How about a penguin then? Or maybe an owl perched on your coffee table? Now you can have all of them and many more thanks to the latest sewing craft book 'The Artful Bird: Feathered Friends to Make and Sew'. Written by Abigail Glassenberg, this book shows detailed step by step guide on how to make fabric sculptured birds, from the tools and materials needed to the techniques required to achieve that stunning professional result.

If you are already an avid craftmaker, then you would easily recognize the necessary materials and tools listed to start your fabric birdmaking project, and you may already have some of them. However, for beginners, do not fret. If you’re not familiar with the items, you could always bring your list to any craft or fabric stores and they will certainly be happy to help their customers. These items are readily available at most stores.

Abigail mentioned that it is necessary to sew the bodies of bird sculptures by sewing machine so that the stitching is small and strong enough to stand up to the stress of firm stuffing. In addition, it is recommended to use a special presser foot attachment called a walking foot because it makes sewing small bird parts easier and the layers of fabric feed evenly through the sewing machine.

Perhaps, the most important chapter in this book is the Basic Birdmaking Technique. It is divided into six subsection, elaborating in details how to craft each body parts of the bird itself - the body, wings, beak and eyes. Without these basic techniques, it would be hard to fathom the reason as to how or why certain things are needed. If you really want to go further with bird craft, you will want to familiarize yourself with the basics.  

The Artful Bird presents a total of 16 beautiful and creative fabric birdmaking projects, ranging from sewing a 'Penguin', a 'Wren', a 'Crow', a 'Swan' to a more complicated 'Bird in a Nest' and much harder 'Peacock'. These projects will surely help craftmakers to further hones their craftsman skills. Complete with pictures and easy guide, this book will appeal to everyone from beginners to professionals.

What makes this book more special and interesting is it also includes the works of other known craftsmen, that is Abigail Brown, Ann Wood, Tamar Mogendorff and Jennifer Muskopf. Incorporating these other craftsmen’s techniques into one book is an added bonus which makes it a must buy for any craftmaker.

The author Abigail Glassenberg herself is a well known craftsman among the American craft community. She has made more than 100 birds of every variety. Her works has been shown and sold in craft shows, galleries, boutiques and online since 2005. Many books and magazines had featured her works and techniques, including Cloth Paper Scissors. She had also won numerous award for her soft toys and soft sculptures. Graduated with BA honours and a Phi Beta Kappa from John Hopkins University, and later received her Master in Education from Harvard, she currently lives in Welleseley, Massachusetts.

Applied correctly, ‘The Artful Bird: Feathered Friends to Make and Sew' will help its readers create and pursue their own bird craft projects whether it’s real or imagined birds. It is truly an investment for those who love creating and selling fabric crafts.

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