Visible Mending
A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love
A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love
We all have that favorite pair of jeans - no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. In Visible Mending, Arounna explores why we should mend, and how to mend a variety of different fabrics. Work through the illustrated step-by-step instructions that will demystify mending techniques and discover how these can be easily applied to old items to give them a fresh, modern look. Packed with skill-based projects, this book reveals how to patch jeans, embroider over tears, dye stains and use the Japanese art of Sashiko. Visible Mending is a book for those who want to learn how to make the most of their wardrobes, be less wasteful, more sustainable and add a personal touch to their garments.
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Points for presentation. These kinds of books always have amazing photographs. I think my recent marathon of mending books is skewing my perspective. There are helpful nuggets but it's the disconnect between the title and subtitle: there are visible mending techniques and projects introduced, but there are also a number that are just creation/decoration. Lovely making by hand, but not my first choice as a mending reference.
