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Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold--but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior patches, in...

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Main Author: Rodabaugh, Katrina (Author)
Other Authors: Pearson, Karen (Photographer) (Photographer)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams, 2018
Subjects:
Clothing and dress > Repairing.
Sewing > Technique.
Denim.
Jeans (Clothing)
Sustainability.
Sustainable living.
Recycled products.
Fashion design > Environmental aspects.
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Summary:Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold--but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, darning, and weaving. In addition, the book addresses the way mending leads to a more mindful relationship to fashion and to overall well-being. In essays that accompany each how-to chapter, Katrina Rodabaugh explores mending as a metaphor for appreciating our own naturally flawed selves, and she examines the ways in which mending teaches us new skills, self-reliance, and confidence, all gained from making things with our own hands.
Item Description:"A Slow Fashion guide for a well-loved wardrobe"--Cover.
Physical Description:222 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781419729478
1419729470
Author Notes:

Katrina Rodabaugh is an award-winning artist, writer, and a leading voice in the sustainable fashion movement. She is the author of three books, including the bestselling Mending Matters and her latest guide to a conscious wardrobe, Make Thrift Mend . With an MFA in Creative Writing and a background in Environmental Studies, Katrina's work sits at the intersection of craft, sustainability, and social practice.
Since 2013, she has lived by her "Make Thrift Mend" philosophy-focusing on mending, natural plant dyes, and ethical fashion. Her work has been featured in The New York Times , Martha Stewart Living , and Sunset magazine. Katrina currently lives in a 200-year-old farmhouse in New York's Hudson Valley, where she tends to dye gardens, raises chickens, and teaches workshops in her converted barn studio.


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