{"product_id":"mend-a-refashioning-manual-and-manifesto","title":"Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKate Sekules \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, clothes historian, mender and mending educator. A leading light in the visible mending movement, she has shown her work and taught the techniques and history of repair in universities, museums, and symposia, including New York University, Parsons, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Textile Arts Center, RISD Museum, Columbia University Chicago, the Costume Society of America, the Textile Society of America, and the UK Association of Dress Historians. Her writing has appeared in publications such as \n\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and academic journals. She is a PhD candidate in material culture at the Bard Graduate Center, New York; holds a masters degree in Costume Studies from NYU, and runs the Menders Directory on her website visiblemending.com. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for MEND!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sekules brings a refreshingly fierce voice to an assemblage of topics...A prim sewing guide this is not, and I am here for it. If you want sewing basics, Sekules does offer them, but along the way she will school you on where fashion has been and where it's going (to the grave?).\" --\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage (\u003c\/i\u003estarred)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As someone who does not know how to sew at all, I tend to shy away from any mending projects (hence the seamstress to whom I deliver damaged items for repair). But Sekules' book does a remarkable job at making me think I actually could do this myself - and even \n\u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to try. A needle is less daunting than a sewing machine, and the diagrams in the book are so clear and simple that I am inspired to tackle my next holey t-shirt.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Treehugger.com \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both practical and political, with a directory of menders whose work Sekules reveres, \n\u003ci\u003eMend!\u003c\/i\u003e is a slow-fashion manifesto, a DIY manual and an argument for adding a little flair to any old garment--either by necessity or just because.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and its remarkable resurgence as art form, political statement, and path to healing the planet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For Fans of NBC's \u003ci\u003eMaking It\u003c\/i\u003e, Bravo's \u003ci\u003eProject Runway\u003c\/i\u003e, or shopping vintage: A sweater gets a hole? Sew it closed... Part history and part how-to, \u003ci\u003eMend!\u003c\/i\u003e traces the task's evolution from a 1950s chore to a DIY sustainability movement.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor thousands of years, mending was a deep craft that has for too long been a secret history. But now it's back, bigger and better than ever. In this book Kate Sekules introduces the art of visible mending as part of an important movement to give fashion back its soul. Part manifesto, part how-to, \n\u003ci\u003eMEND!\u003c\/i\u003e calls for bold new ways of keeping clothes and refreshing your style. Crammed with tips, fun facts, ravishing photography, and illustrated tutorials, \n\u003ci\u003eMEND! \u003c\/i\u003etells you exactly how to rescue and renew your wardrobe with flair and aplomb--and save money along the way. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you've never owned a needle or are an aspiring professional, \n\u003ci\u003eMEND!\u003c\/i\u003e gives you clear instruction and witty advice, with over thirty techniques, from classic darning and patching to cheeky new methods invented by Sekules, to help you turn every garment into a unique fashion statement. Including interviews with menders, shameful fashion industry facts, a ten-step closet mend, cheat sheets, stitch guides, moth elimination, museum conservator and vintage dealer tricks, and more, this is a book to inspire, delight, and galvanize. Sharp, funny, and incredibly timely, \n\u003ci\u003eMEND!\u003c\/i\u003e leads the slow fashion revolution into its next phase, where getting dressed is a joyful, creative experience for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/22\/2020 (EAN 9780143135005, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sekules, Kate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2020-09-08\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Crafts \u0026amp; Hobbies \/ Fashion|House \u0026amp; Home \/ Sustainable Living|Crafts \u0026amp; Hobbies \/ Sewing|Design \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Clothing and dress|Repairing|Remaking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143135005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780143135005\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67741087924505,"sku":"SP-9780143135005","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780143135005_spiral.png?v=1791616135","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/mend-a-refashioning-manual-and-manifesto","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}