DIY Thrift Flip by April Yang

DIY Thrift Flip by April Yang

DIY Thrift Flip teaches how to shop and sew sustainably by providing how-tos for finding, upcycling, and customizing secondhand clothing with basic sewing instructions.

“[A] lovely debut…Yang’s handy and inventive guidance is an excellent source of inspiration for eco-conscious sewers”

* Publishers Weekly *

“A must-have. This amazing title will thrill readers who enjoy thrift-shopping for clothes they can upcycle. Bonus: readers can refer to this book for sustainable living and craftivism ideas.”

* Library Journal STARRED Review *

“DIY Thrift Flip is an encouraging, inspirational guide with instructions for turning thrift-store finds into more fashionable, fun, wearable clothes…Enabling thrift-store shoppers to make secondhand basics their own, the style guide DIY Thrift Flip is confidence giving.”

* Foreword Reviews *

“Overall, this is a thorough guide that will be useful in makerspaces and public and school library collections.”

* Booklist STARRED Review *

"DIY Thrift Flip will prove to be an invaluable and budget conscious source of information, instruction, and inspiration."

* Midwest Book Review *

April Yang is a Southern California–based thrift flipper who has an associate’s degree in fashion design from Palomar Community College and has built a substantial following on Instagram and YouTube, where she posts sewing tutorials and thrift flip process videos. Her flips include turning a thrift-store find into a chic maternity dress, a worn-out black dress into a chic evening dress with lace appliques, a blah gingham dress into a cute jumpsuit, and a graduation gown into a glamorous black cocktail dress. She started sewing in high school out of necessity, when she wanted to wear new clothes but couldn’t afford them. As she began to post her clothing flips on YouTube under the name Coolirpa, she found a like-minded community who was inspired by her creativity, and her popularity on social media soon skyrocketed. She lives in San Diego, California. To see more of her work, visit coolirpa.com, @coolirpaa on TikTok, and @coolirpa on YouTube and Instagram.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780760383216
ISBN 10	0760383219
Title	DIY Thrift Flip
Author	April Yang
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Year published	2024-05-30
Number of pages	152
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.