Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold—but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, darning, and weaving. In addition, the book addresses the way mending leads to a more mindful relationship to fashion and to overall well-being. In essays that accompany each how-to chapter, Katrina Rodabaugh explores mending as a metaphor for appreciating our own naturally flawed selves, and she examines the ways in which mending teaches us new skills, self-reliance, and confidence, all gained from making things with our own hands.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Katrina Rodabaugh is an award-winning artist and crafter working across disciplines to explore environmental and social issues through traditional craft technique. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York. 

Details:

Imprint: Abrams Books

Publication Date: October 16, 2018

ISBN:  : 978-1-4197-2947-8

Page Count: 224

Illustrations: 200 color photographs

Format: Hardcover

About The Author:

Rosie Fletcher is a London-based knitting enthusiast. She owns her own yarn shop and haberdashery called Slipstitch where she runs beginner knitting classes and craft workshops. For more on Rosie, see @slipstitchldn