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Creative Mending

Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos)

by Hikaru Noguchi
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Mend, rethink, transform, recreate!
Mending your favorite fabric items—from jeans to sweaters to sofa covers—becomes a true art form in Creative Mending. In this book, mending guru Hikaru Noguchi shows you her entire range of valuable techniques—from embroidery and patching to darning and felting—that are just challenging enough for experienced menders.
Noguchi's basic rules of mending are that the repair should suit the fabric and its user, and that there are lots of creative ways to create beautifully customized repairs—some subtle, others making a statement.
She provides 13 techniques that show you how to:
  • Apply creative repairs to both knitted and woven fabrics
  • Use yarn, floss, ribbon, and fabric to reinvent well-loved garments
  • Make understated repairs that add just a touch of contrast, color, or texture
  • Use visible mending techniques for bold repairs
  • Darn with felt to add body and dimension to a repaired item
  • Match your repairs to the damage, the fabric, and the wearer
  • Maneuver through tricky places like inseams and underarms
  • And more!

    • The 13 illustrated lessons and over 300 color photos in this book provide detailed examples for all the basic techniques. Lots of variations plus plenty of tips and examples (67 in all) provide you with all the guidance you need to rethink and repair beautifully.
    The stunning photos will inspire you to get creative on that fraying neckline or worn elbow!

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      March 8, 2022

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        • ISBN: 9781462922949

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        • ISBN: 9781462922949
        • File size: 85871 KB
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    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Publisher's Weekly

        December 20, 2021
        “Darning is mindful in so many ways, and I’m sure there are many who experience the sense of satisfaction and personal healing that darning can bring,” writes textile designer Noguchi (Darning: Repair Make Mend) in this rewarding guide to fixing worn clothing. She kicks things off with an overview of tools and thread types required for darning, then covers four basic techniques: goma-shio (the Japanese word for sesame salt, as the stitches look like sesame seeds), basket (crossing vertical and horizontal threads), honeycomb (which is ideal for socks), and tambourine darning (a circle stitch that’s “pretty and cute”). Next come seven advanced techniques, among them repairing inseams, fixing large holes, and several variations on patching. Noguchi provides plentiful examples along the way, and offers several projects to put the techniques to work; readers will learn how to cover up stains on a dress, make damaged hems beautiful, and repair torn denim pockets. Noguchi has a gentle touch that prioritizes fun over perfection, and her appreciation for her craft is motivating: it’s important to “feel compassion” for a worn-down item, she writes, and “befriending damage or wear will naturally create a change in your relationship with clothing and objects.” Readers looking to get more miles out of their wardrobe should give this a look.

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