5.0
informative inspiring medium-paced

A useful book. Thinking about using it as a spine for a homeschooling home-ec/shop class. 

I like that everything is broken down into simple steps. I don't know much about the shop section, but I thought the home ec part was well laid-out and progressed nicely. 

This reference book offers lots of good information for first timers, and maybe some good info for folks who know the basics, but aren't sure of the details.