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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
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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 and crafter working across disciplines to explore environmental and social issues through traditional craft technique. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.