Learn how to mend your own clothes and never again will you have to throw something away, just because it has a missing button or needs a hem adjusting. If you get any good, it could turn into a small cottage business. Keep fabric scraps away from pets and children, and keep pins and needles securely stashed.
Loved Clothes Last equips you with skills to mend and breathe new life into your wardrobe. Reduce your carbon footprint and make loved clothes last longer. If you’re running out of space in your wardrobe, learn how you can make a difference to our environmental challenges. You’ll also learn to hand wash and air-dry, instead of tumble drying or dry cleaning.
Wear Repair Repurpose shows how to refresh your wardrobe, make the most of thrift store finds and give worn-out clothing new life. Using illustrated instructions, this book demystifies mending techniques to darn socks, replace buttons and embroider over stains.
Mend It, Wear It, Love it has fast fixes and clever techniques, to care for your clothes, and stitch your way to a more sustainable wardrobe. Learn how to mend clothes in a range of materials, to enjoy clothes for longer. Repair a seam, mend a zip, darn, patch and weave, learn storage and stain removal tips, and visible mending techniques.
Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes & Hearts is an illustrated practical toolkit that shows how to darn socks, mend sweaters, fix a tear in a jacket and learn decorative stitching. But is also shares heartfelt stories about the powerful act of mending, which strengthens not only the objects we repair, but ourselves as well.
