Mending with Love

Creative Repairs for your Favorite Things

Mending with Love
Noriko Misumi
RRP:
NZ$ 32.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 26.39
Hardback
h254 x 191mm - 88pg
1 Feb 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780804854030
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Extend the life of well-worn, beloved pieces using these creative techniques. Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these beautiful and sustainable ideas to give them a new life. With this book, you' ll learn how to:Repair knitted and woven fabricsWork with flat and curved surfacesArtfully repair comfy, well-made socks and glovesMake a statement with creative patchingFill in holes with roving using felting techniquesUse embroidery to visibly mend frays or damage from the odd cat clawApply other tips and techniques to torn, worn, or stained favoritesCreative as well as practical, mending is both a source of pleasure and an eco-friendly fashion statement. Instead of buying more stuff with less meaning, this method allows you to hold on to the things that have a special place in your heart. As "fast fashion" has rapidly expanded, mending has re-emerged as a popular, environmentally-friendly movement around the world.
Praise for the author' s previous book, Joyful Mending"Turning tears and flaws into beautiful features using a few easy sewing, darning, felting and crochet techniques, Misumi shows you how to add character to your clothing, helping you to save money and make life more sustainable, using a range of subtle and whimsical visible repairs. " --Embroidery Magazine ". . . a resource as practical as it is whimsical. . . Misumi visually guides readers through visible and invisible mending techniques that bring new life to well-loved materials. . . Anyone wishing to preserve and repair their favorite clothes will find plenty of ideas and useful techniques here. " --Library Journal "Starred Review"
Noriko Misumi is an author, magazine stylist, window display designer and an instructor in decorating and crafting for the home. She works in diverse media--from textiles to rubber stamping. She is the author of Joyful Mending.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780804854030
Published: 1 Feb 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 254mm
Width: 191mm
Pages: 88

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