The primary aim of this book is to help the emerging theatre lighting designer acquire more knowledge of and insight into how light can be used in a theatre production. It should also be useful for other theatre personnel; such as the director who may wish to advance their ideas of the contribution lighting can make to the theatre. Clearly no book is a substitute for practical hands-on experience; but this book is both a springboard and a thorough guide to all the processes involved.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Quick. fun. bold ideas! Toss your patterns! Upcycle!By C. FrederickPROS:- Nice photography of lots of tasteful. artistic. modern sensibility sewing projects. from clothing to home accessories - beyond pillows!- There is a consistent. low-key. organic. loose-construction. European vibe and concept to many of the designs and embellishments presented. Some ideas are quite unique. Much of what is presented in this book hangs together as a collection.- The projects are not intimidating and can be made for very little cash outlay. The message here is to get loose and start cutting things up and throwing things together. Forget patterns. the authors urge. Be non-fussy! The overall message winds up being very encouraging and fun! This is the gesture drawing of sewing!- The pacing of the book is well thought out. Each project introduces a new skill that you can build upon to create your own combinations of ideas.- If youre like me and have a few boxes of clothes waiting for some creative upcycling youll find plenty of ideas. and most importantly ENCOURAGEMENT. in here for making new creations that are fun and creative without being tacky.- Even though many of these project ideas or similar ones are available online. this is a lovely. well-designed book with great illustrations and instructions for each project along with solid basic concepts presented in the earlier sections. that Id much rather have in a physical format than have to dig up in front of a screen. A book can be curated to a certain aesthetic. which I prefer to the broad cast of the internet.CONS:- Non-fussy occasionally goes too far for me: A few of the clothing projects fell flat for me or seemed poorly implemented. such as the Ribbon Ruffled Sundress or the Ruched Tunic that follows it. A small minority of the clothing projects seem a bit unflattering and/or a touch ill-fitted in the photos. Even so. each design presents an embellishment or construction idea. and the near misses serve to lower the intimidation bar for experimental seamstresses.- To that end. a few extra tips on adjusting the fit of clothing. or troubleshooting. might be beyond the scope of this book. but would have been nice.- Many of the ideas presented in this book seem ridiculously simple. One might even categorize this book as a collection of DIY sewing blog entries. This seems to be a common complaint for many DIY books that have been published in the last few years. Not a problem for me. but some might be disappointed or prefer to go online for free and find ideas.Im glad I made this purchase. There are quite a few projects Im putting on my to-do list! It definitely fills a void in my sewing book collection. I will be referring to it as I work on my upcycling pile!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fun BookBy C.S.Such a great book! I think of myself as being a creative person. but. when sewing. I slip into perfectionist gear. I bought this book to help me loosen up. Im having so much fun!5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great grist for sewing playclothes!By CustomerI made my first project from this book today. In the past Ive been pretty dependent on printed patterns (expensive) and purchased fabric (ditto). and Ive done practically no sewing with knit fabric. But yesterday. armed with the fabric guides in this book. I went thrifting on 2-for-1 Monday and found plenty of ideal fabric to work with; and today I made my own 2-panel. short-sleeve dress pattern in about 10 minutes (including scrounging big paper to draw on!) and sewed a dress my 8-year-old daughter loves. all in an hour or two (including fighting with my cantankerous machine). It fits great. looks cute. and will make a perfect dress for playing anywhere. with no worries about messing up something that took many hours or lots of money to create! Truly. for active kids. its hard to beat a comfortable. cute. custom-made dress for about $3 in materials.The projects in this book are casual. mostly on the bohemian side. and as someone with a fair amount of training and experience in sewing garments. I found the instructions shockingly simple. yet detailed enough for someone with basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine to follow. There are lots of unfinished edges and other stuff a more formal seamstress would never do. But for the knit fabrics recommended for most of the patterns. this works! And it takes a heck of a lot less time than doing it in my old ways. Im sure theres more sewing from thrifted garments in our future!
