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About this item
Highlights
- Mend, rethink, transform, recreate!
- About the Author: Noriko Misumi is an author, magazine stylist, window display designer and an instructor in decorating and crafting for the home.
- 88 Pages
- Crafts + Hobbies, Upcycling & Repurposing
Description
About the Book
This book shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping, and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these sustainable ideas to give them a new life. With this book, you'll learn how to repair knitted and woven fabrics; work with flat and curved surfaces; repair comfy, well-made socks and gloves; make a statement with creative patching; fill in holes with roving using felting techniques; use embroidery to visibly mend frays or damage from the odd cat claw; apply other tips and techniques to torn, worn, or stained favorites.Book Synopsis
Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these beautiful and sustainable ideas to give them a new life. With this book, you'll learn how to:- Repair knitted and woven fabrics
- Work with flat and curved surfaces
- Artfully repair comfy, well-made socks and gloves
- Make a statement with creative patching
- Fill in holes with roving using felting techniques
- Use embroidery to visibly mend frays or damage from the odd cat claw
- Apply other tips and techniques to torn, worn, or stained favorites
Creative as well as practical, mending is both a source of pleasure and an eco-friendly fashion statement. Instead of buying more stuff with less meaning, this method allows you to hold on to the things that have a special place in your heart.
Review Quotes
"...a must-have for those looking to shrink their ecological footprint with beauty and warmth." --Booklist
"...[a] clever how-to...Those looking to bring new life to old pieces will find this a useful guide." --Publishers Weekly
"It will give you lots of fun ideas, making mending into a joyful activity instead of a boring chore." --Apartment Prepper blog
About the Author
Noriko Misumi is an author, magazine stylist, window display designer and an instructor in decorating and crafting for the home. She works in diverse media--from textiles to rubber stamping. She is the author of Joyful Mending.Dimensions (Overall): 10.1 Inches (H) x 7.8 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.28 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 88
Genre: Crafts + Hobbies
Sub-Genre: Upcycling & Repurposing
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Author: Noriko Misumi
Language: English
Street Date: April 6, 2021
TCIN: 83209742
UPC: 9780804854030
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-4715
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.6 inches length x 7.8 inches width x 10.1 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.28 pounds
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