Today I wanted to clear up a little confusion around the content in our new “Activewear Sewing for Beginners” eBook and our best-selling “Sew Your Own Activewear” book, as some people may think that they’re the same thing – and they’re totally not!! In particular, topics that only got a sentence or two in “Sew Your Own Activewear” due to publishing page constraints go a lot more in depth in “Activewear Sewing for Beginners” with photos and diagrams to make things even clearer for those who’ve never sewn activewear or worked with stretch fabrics before.
But let’s break down a side-by-side comparison of what’s in each…
Format
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – digital-only
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – digital and paperback
Audience
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – Beginner sewists
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – Intermediate sewists
Language
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – English
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – English and German
Pages
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 46 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 128 pages
Patterns
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – None
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 4 basic block patterns plus 13 activewear designs to sew
Common fit alteration diagrams
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – None
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 21 diagrams, for tops and bottoms
Stitches and edge finishing
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 16 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 4 pages
Fabric selection
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 9 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 3 pages
Sports specific design alterations
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 1 page
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – 3 pages
“On the Road” testing
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 7 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – half a page
Fabric cutting advice
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 4 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – half a page
Troubleshooting
“Activewear Sewing for Beginners” – 5 pages
“Sew Your Own Activewear” – half a page
As you can see, they’re totally separate books which cover different topics and in different levels of depth, and can be totally complimentary! To be honest, there’s not a huge amount of overlap between them, because, well, writing a book is such a huge amount of work, and I wouldn’t put myself through it if there wasn’t a reason!
Buy the “Activewear Sewing for Beginners” eBook here!
Buy a signed copy of the Sew Your Own Activewear” book (for a limited time!) here!