Mend It Better
North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., [2012]
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (223 pages) : color illustrations
Welcome to the new face of mending! Don't hide patches -- make them into bold, beautiful embellishments. Repair holes with colorful thread and a creative darning stitch, or use fun embroidery to bring new life to a stained shirt. With detailed step-by-step photography, Kristin Roach teaches you a wide range of patching, darning, and repair stitches using both hand and machine sewing. Revive your wardrobe with these traditional mending techniques to make worn-out clothing not just wearable, but better than ever.
Contents:
Mending, then and now -- Mending tool kit -- Stitch smarts -- Patchwork -- Surface fixes -- Seam fixes -- Straight hems -- Around the waist -- Darning -- Fasteners and closures -- Zippers -- Getting fancy -- Decorative accents -- Care and prevention.
ISBN:
9781603427784
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references (page 208) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (page 208) and index.
Description based on print version record.