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Title Mending life : a handbook for repairing clothes and hearts / Sonya and Nina Montenegro.
Publisher Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2020]
Copyright ©2020
Description xxv, 191 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 HF-Adult Nonfiction  646.3 MON Nearby on shelf  30632003827882 09-17-23  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Getting started -- Darning -- Patching -- Other common repairs -- Beyond a mend.
Summary Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without thought. Mending Life encourages us to cherish our things by repairing them rather than discarding them. It also encourages us to change our consumption habits so that with small mends here and there, we extend the life of our garments and other household items. This handbook is for beginners but also offers more advanced techniques to those with some experience in mending. You'll learn basic techniques such as patching, but will have options to take it a step further with decorative sashiko stitching; you'll also learn how to darn socks and mend sweaters, as well as things like a tear in a bedsheet or down jacket. And along the way, the authors share heartfelt stories about the powerful act of mending, which strengthens not only the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. Vibrant, full-color illustrations are woven throughout the handbook.
Subject Clothing and dress -- Repairing.
Genre Handbooks and manuals.
Add'l Names Montenegro, Sonya, author.
ISBN 9781632172525
1632172526