How to Sew a Button And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew

   

Waste not want not with this guide to saving money taking heart and enjoying the simple pleasures of life Nowadays many of us outsource basic tasks Food is instant ready made and processed with unhealthy additives Dry cleaners press shirts delivery guys bring pizza gardeners tend flowers and yes tailors sew on those pesky buttons But life can be much simpler sweeter and richer and a lot more fun too As your grandmother might say now is not the time to be careless with your money and it actually pays to learn how to do things yourself Practical and empowering How to Sew a Button collects the treasured wisdom of nanas bubbies and grandmas from all across the country as well as modern day experts and shares more than one hundred step by step essential tips for cooking cleaning gardening and entertaining including how to polish your image by shining your own shoes grow your own vegetables and stash your bounty for the winter sweeten your day by making your own jam use baking soda and vinegar to clean your house without toxic chemicals feel beautiful by perfecting your posture roll your own piecrust and find a slice of heaven fold a fitted sheet to crisp perfection waltz without stepping on any toesComplete with helpful illustrations and brimming with nostalgic charm How to Sew a Button provides calm and comfort in uncertain times By doing things yourself with care and attention you and your loved ones will feel the pleasing rewards of a job well done

- ISBN13 9780345518750
- Condition NEW
- Notes Brand New from Publisher No Remainder Mark

LLM | 2010/01/29
I guess I knew most of this stuff Good for the bathroom light read

Jamie Rutter | 2010/01/24
Although the tips and hints that are explored in this book are fun and extremely informative I felt it was lacking It covers pretty random topics and doesn t cover other topics that I would assume would be a given in this kind of book Some of the things it does cover aren t explained very well In what appears to be an effort to make it simpler it almost makes it harder to understand by addressing the topic in so few words Overall it was charming and had good information for those of us who would...

A Fernandez | 2010/01/23
How To Sew A Button is a great read It s got a lot of stuff in it that I d call lost arts I loved the way it was designed and it was fun as well If you want to know about stuff that your grandma might have failed to tell you get this book It s wonderful Also it s about getting back to the basicc things that make life not only easier but really enjoyable A must must read I also suggest The Big Clean How to Clean and Organize Your Home and Free Your Mind Revised and Updated

Born in a Library | 2010/01/20
The title says it all If everyone had a nifty grandmother who was wise and patient we would know how to do so many basic life skills But we don t So many of us were pushed so hard as children to be so academic that when it came time to learn the basic things that a person should know so that small emergencies such as a button falling off or a seam on your shirt gets ripped you don t have to throw it away and buy a new one You can fix it yourself I am getting a copy of this for my two kids If I l...

Erin E Nichols | 2009/12/15
Conveniently as we ve all begun to tighten our purse strings this book has appeared on the scene to offer us more than 100 straightforward and step by step how to s for everyday life Each is written in a practical yet humor filled and very approachable tone as if your best friend suddenly morphed into a Donna Reed Tina Fey hybrid There is so much amazing content between the covers of this guide including how to hone a knife iron a shirt wow do I need to study up on this one clean an oven tie a n...