Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts (and Patching to Practice Sustainable Fashion and Fix the Clothes You Love)
Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts (and Patching to Practice Sustainable Fashion and Fix the Clothes You Love)
Commendation Quotes: " Mending Life is not only a compendium of practical knowledge, but a moving meditation on what mending can mean more broadly. If everyone practiced the care, patience,...
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Commendation Quotes: --Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing and Saving Time "In this thoughtful and gorgeously illustrated book, Nina and Sonya Montenegro remind us what our grandmothers taught us: that mending is a radical exercise, both in its creative play and in its role in fighting consumerism and waste. For anyone who yearns to mend but needs helpful advice, this is the coziest book you'll ever own." --Lisa Congdon, artist and author "Positions making things by hand as a path to a less consumerist, more centered, maybe even more spiritual existence." --Publishers Weekly " Mending Life is equal parts illustrated textile repair primer and gentle prescription for fixing our fraught relationships with the planet and each other." --Yes! Magazine "With a guiding mantra that 'There's nothing broken that can't be fixed, ' this very accessible guide will encourage readers to look with hopeful possibility at their well-worn, well-loved clothes." --Booklist "This powerful book, full of care and gratitude, will inspire you to give new love and attention to the objects in your wardrobe. But it will also awaken you, challenging you to rethink your outlook on the world and your role in it." --Anna Brones, author of Fika and Live Lagom "A book to use long after the first reading. Like the garments the authors so carefully tend to, these pages are sure to take on the stains of well-worn, well-loved readings." --Library Journal " Mending Life walks newbie sewers through the process of mending their clothing in visible, stylish ways." --Portland Monthly "It is so refreshing to read through this beautifully organized and illustrated book. It will inspire you to take the time to engage with your second skin in a manner that was almost lost to the tsunami of fast fashion. Regenerating your wardrobe with your own two hands is an act that gives the planet an opportunity to rest and repair itself." --Rebecca Burgess, founder of Fibershed and author of Harvesting Color "This is a heartwarming tribute to generations before us as much as it is a practical and mindful toolkit for learning to repair our belongings. A patch we mend into our favorite jeans becomes a thoughtful story about what we value." --Andrea Marie Sanders, meditation teacher and artist Publisher Marketing: Learn the art of visible mending--a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice--to repair the clothes and belongings you love! "Not only a compendium of practical knowledge, but a moving meditation on what mending can mean more broadly. If everyone practiced the care, patience, and forgiveness suggested by the authors' outlook, the world would be a better place." --Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing and Saving Time A beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations throughout, Mending Life encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them. Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, you'll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro (creators of the popular @TheFarWoods) that encourage you to change your consumption habits, celebrate a sustainable, intentional lifestyle, demonstrate mending as a powerful act that not only strengthens the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. Beginners and seasoned sewers will find: - Basic Mending Skills: How to thread a needle, how to tie knots, and basic stitches - Sashiko: A striking Japanese hand-sewing technique for reinforcement and decoration - Darning: Plain weave, swiss weave, crocheted patch, knitted patch, and needle-felted patch - Patching: The best three ways to patch holes how-to guide - Mending Tutorials by Item: Down jackets, shirt cuffs, and linen - Other Common Repairs: Snags, buttons, belt loops, leggings, pant pockets, and more - Sewing Beyond Mending: Hemming pants, taking garments in, and adding pockets Extend the life of your favorite clothes and beloved household items with mending with this timeless and practical guide to cherishing and caring for our belongings. |
Author: Montenegro, Nina
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2023-09-26
BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies / Needlework / General|Crafts & Hobbies / Sewing|Crafts & Hobbies / Upcycling & Repurposing
Subjects: Clothing and dress|Repairing|Handbooks and manuals
Weight: 1.3 lbs
ISBN: 9781632175175
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781632175175
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