Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts (with Basic Stitching, Sashiko, Darn Ing, and Patching to Practice Sustain - Nina Montenegro

\nLearn the art of visible mending--a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice--to repair the clothes and belongings you love! \n Mending Life, a beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout, 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. \n \n Beginners and Seasoned Sewers will find: \n \nBasic Mending Skills - how to thread a needle, how to tie knots, and basic stitches \nSashiko - a striking Japanese hand-sewing technique for reinforcement and decoration \nDarning - plain weave, swiss weave, crocheted patch, knitted patch, and needle-felted patch \nPatching - the best three ways to patch holes how-to guide \nMending Tutorials by Item - down jackets, shirt cuffs, and linen \nOther Common Repairs - snags, buttons, belt loops, leggings, pant pockets, and more \nSewing Beyond Mending - hemming pants, taking garments in, and adding pockets \n \n 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.\n