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Mending with Kids: Patching, Painting, Sewing and Other Kid-Friendly Techniques

Mending with Kids: Patching, Painting, Sewing and Other Kid-Friendly Techniques

Review Quotes: Five Reasons Every Child Should Learn How To Sew from Martha Stewart Promotional Headline: Tuttle Publishing Brief Description: "Mending With Kids shows you how to take torn, stained...

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Review Quotes:
Five Reasons Every Child Should Learn How To Sew from Martha Stewart

Promotional Headline:
Tuttle Publishing

Brief Description:
"Mending With Kids shows you how to take torn, stained and outgrown kids' clothes and make them better than before using a variety of simple techniques that you can actually do with your kids. This book is filled with helpful tips and techniques for patching, collage (with felt and fabrics), iron-ons, stenciling, darning, embroidery, hand-painting, and much more! Best of all, most of these techniques are easy enough for kids to join in and put their personal stamp on their clothes, which they absolutely love doing! And with your supervision, they'll pick up practical skills along the way. Templates for patches and stencils are included (and kids can trace things you have at home, like puzzle pieces and other fun shapes to expand their creative options). You'll even find a couple of zipper repair techniques to try out before going the replacement route, as well as easy stitching and darning techniques. You will love the chance to preserve and prolong your kids' wardrobe, and kids will love the chance to participate in saving the environment, exercising their creativity and having clothes that are special and unique (all while saving you some money!). It's a win-win-win collaboration, you, your kids, and this book"--Publisher's description.

Biographical Note:
Nami Levy is a designer born in Nagano, Japan. She grew up watching her mother mend her clothes. When she became a mother herself, she started to repair and rejuvenate the clothes for them. In doing so, she explored fun and creative ways children can participate in mending their own clothes. Holder of Master's degree in Design from University of Tsukuba, Japan, she currently resides in France, where she studies book binding and restoration, extending her passion for mending and repairing. Visit her website (Japanese) https: //otsukulog.wixsite.com/japanese

Review Quotes:
"A fun book for eco-conscious parents who aren't afraid of a little extra work in order to extend the life of their kids' clothes. Children can help with these projects as well." -- Whitney Bates-Gomez, Library Journal

Publisher Marketing:
"A fun book for eco-conscious parents who aren't afraid of a little extra work in order to extend the life of their kids' clothes. Children can help with these projects as well." -- Whitney Bates-Gomez, Library Journal

Kids are tough on their clothes...Fortunately, they're creative too!

Mending With Kids shows you how to make kids' torn and stained clothes wearable again using a variety of simple sewing and decorating techniques that foster kids' participation. It includes helpful tips and techniques for patching, collage (with felt and fabrics), iron-ons, stenciling, darning, embroidery, hand-painting, and much more--including templates for making your own patches and stencils!

Best of all, most of these techniques are easy enough for kids to join in and put their personal stamp on their clothes--which they absolutely love doing! And with your supervision, they'll pick up practical skills along the way.

In this book, you'll find practical ideas and advice on clothes-savers like:
  • Using added bands of fabric to cover, patch and lengthen jeans and trousers (kids outgrow them so fast!)
  • Combining patching with embroidery to make a repair into a design element
  • Embroidering around holes to make them look like part of the original design (make a worm hole in an embroidered apple, for instance!)
  • Turning an iron-on patch into a canvas for your kid's artistry--just grab some permanent markers and have fun
  • Covering stains with a creative use of paint (use the stencil patterns in this book, or use ready-made stencils to add favorite animals, cars, flowers and more)
  • And many other ideas that turn clothing repair into a shared adventure!

It's a win-win-win collaboration--you, your kids, and this book!

Review Citations:

  • Library Journal 07/01/2023 pg. 31 (EAN 9780804856270, Hardcover)


Author: Levy, Nami
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2023-09-26
BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies / Upcycling & Repurposing|Crafts & Hobbies / Crafts for Children|Crafts & Hobbies / Sewing|Crafts & Hobbies / Needlework / Embroidery|Design / Textile & Costume
Subjects: Patchwork|Children's clothing|Clothing and dress|Sewing|Repairing|Technique|Handicraft for children
Weight: 1.3 lbs
ISBN: 9780804856270
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780804856270

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