Description
Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. Across the globe, we send tons of clothing to landfills each year. In fact, clothing consumption in the UK and US is one of the highest in the world. But the good news is that mending is trending, and its never been easier to repair and reinvent your favorite clothes.
Inspired by the slow fashion movement thats taking the sewing world by storm, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald has created a comprehensive guide to repairing your own clothes in a way that combines creativity and sustainability. In Modern Mending, she demystifies mending and shares step-by-step instructions for a range of techniques, including stitching, darning, patching, needle felting and machine darning. Furthermore, theres an invaluable Troubleshooting section at the end of each tutorial, as well as a Quick-fix section for buttons, snags, ladders and zippers, so no stone is left unturned in your mending process!
So next time you tear your favorite jeans or find a hole in your jumper, think twice before throwing them away. With Modern Mending, youll gain the skills and confidence needed to rebel against fast fashion, be less wasteful and more sustainable for years to come.
272 pages
Paperback
Published 2021
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