{"product_id":"mending-matters-stitch-patch-and-repair-your-favorite-denim-more-hardcover","title":"Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim \u0026 More - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatrina Rodabaugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is a joy. . . . Thank you, Katrina, for helping rekindle our love affair with clothes built to last and hold memories.\" --Clare Press, sustainability editor at large, \u003ci\u003e Vogue Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Join the Slow Fashion movement and make mending your jeans and other garments an artful, joyful, and empowering act of sustainability and renewal, for both you and your favorite clothes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMending Matters\u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior patches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterior patches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlow stitches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarning and weaving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e In addition, this full-color 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Katrina writes in her introduction, \"When we spend time patching, stitching, darning, or otherwise fixing torn fabrics, we ultimately deepen our understanding of quality, composition, and craftsmanship.\" Let her guide you as you repair your best-loved, most-worn clothing and learn lessons about your clothing and how it is made. It's a process that will provide unexpected rewards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, think twice before throwing away those well-worn jeans or your favorite sweater. Learn new skills that will allow you to keep them with you for years as a reminder of your time together and the experiences you've shared.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatrina Rodabaugh\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53128755380531,"sku":"9781419729478","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NE1RWVdjdW5DL1JxdExRZlBJT3EwZz09.webp?v=1773341439","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mending-matters-stitch-patch-and-repair-your-favorite-denim-more-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}