Creative Mending

Regular price €19.99
A01=Hikaru Noguchi
A01=Noguchi
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Hikaru Noguchi
Author_Noguchi
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=WF
Category=WFB
Category=WFBC
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_crafts-hobbies
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch
visible mend dyi book patch sew embroidery darn craft sashiko pattern stitch slow fashion sustainable clothes upcycle ethical wabi sabi technique project fix mindful save environment waste free economical worn torn creative eco-friendly repair thrift

Product details

  • ISBN 9780804854740
  • Weight: 680g
  • Dimensions: 191 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Mar 2022
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days

Our Delivery Time Frames Explained
2-4 Working Days: Available in-stock

10-20 Working Days
: On Backorder

Will Deliver When Available
: On Pre-Order or Reprinting

We ship your order once all items have arrived at our warehouse and are processed. Need those 2-4 day shipping items sooner? Just place a separate order for them!

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!
Hikaru Noguchi is a knitted textile designer. Her passion for fabric has led her to become one of the world's leading experts in darning, with the aim to creatively fix rather than discard. Her darning books, including Darning: Repair, Make, Mend are popular all around the globe, and her textiles have been widely exhibited and are sold in boutiques worldwide. Find her work at www.hikarunoguchi.com and @hikaru_noguchi_design