A fix-it-yourself handbook of helpful hints for everyday repairsùfor sewers and non-sewers, too! SINGER Simple Mending and Repair is another new book in the SINGER Simple series. Inside is an indexed collection of handy tips for sewing on buttons, patching holes, stitching hems, fixing stuck zippers, and more. Clear, concise, colored line drawings illustrate the pages. The SINGER Simple sewing series is an easy-reference collection of basic techniques, tips, and trade secrets for nearly every sewing situation. This ôat your fingertipsö guide provides step-by-step instruction for dozens of techniques every sewerùand non-sewerùwill refer to again and again. Bold page headings and color-tabbed pages help readers find information fast. Clear, concise chartsùof basic hand stitches, machine stitches, fabric care, and stain removalùmake it quick and easy to decide just what fix is needed and when. With all-new text and colorful, concise line drawings, SINGER delivers the same reliable information itÆs long been known forùin a handy format and style that will appeal to the modern sewer. The sturdy, spiral-bound, stand-up format makes it easy to refer to machine-side and durable enough to withstand constant use. About the SINGER books: With all-new text and colorful, concise line drawings, SINGER delivers the same reliable information itÆs long been known forùin a handy format and style that will appeal to the modern sewer. The SINGER Simple sewing series is an easy-reference collection of basic techniques, tips, and trade secrets for nearly every sewing situation. Every color-coded page of these at-a-glance handbooks prepares readers for success, whether by teaching a new essential technique or helping them with decisions while working at the machine. Other books in the series include SINGER Simple Sewing Guide, SINGER Simple Home Decor Handbook, SINGER Simple Decorative Machine Stitching.

This guide explores visible mending techniques in both hands-on projects and thoughtful insight about how mending relates to mindful well-being. Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than twenty projects that showcase visible mending—styles that are edgy, modern, and bold, yet draw on traditional stitching. It does all this with just four simple mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, darning, and weaving. In addition, the 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. She also examines the ways in which mending teaches us new skills, self-reliance, and confidence, all gained from making things with our own hands.

Easy, proven techniques for clothing maintenance and a source of practical ideas for repairing and updating clothing.

An easy, get-started guide to working with your serger-to get quick, professional-looking results with all types of fabrics, Easy SINGER Style Quick and Easy Sewing with Your Serger teaches readers all about the serger and presents 15 projects.

Mending is about accepting imperfections and fixing what's wrong. It's not about claiming that better is better. Today I'd like to discuss why you should start to mending your clothes. Doubling the lifespan of clothes from one to two years decreases emissions by 24%. This is why it's so important to mend clothes so that we can wear them and reduce their impact. Fast fashion is full of planned obsolescence. Mending is a method of making clothes more usable and more beautiful. Visible mending refers to when you make a garment visible by repairing it. This could be stitching a fun design or a patch to a rip. It's possible to be very creative in your mending but you also have the option of keeping it simple. There's no need to have a sewing machine to repair your clothes. For more information buy a copy.....

A stylish guide to environment-friendly ways of buying, wearing, caring for, and decluttering your wardrobe, illustrated with case studies and tips from eco-fashion pioneers across the world As part of a growing global awareness of the importance of eco-conscious living, both for the planet and as a means of promoting fair labor practices, more people than ever before are seeking to dress in an environmentally friendly way. On a broader scale, initiatives to promote a more sustainable approach to fashion have made headlines and grown like never before, from the release of the high-profile documentary The True Cost to the launch of the worldwide “Fashion Revolution” campaign. This timely book is organized into four chapters—Buy, Wear, Care, and Dispose—each containing a short introduction with essential information followed by practical tips and illustrated case studies to help you make the first step toward a more sustainable wardrobe. A detailed reference section recommends not only the best ethical fashion labels and collections but also eco-friendly fabrics, standards, and certifications; cleaning methods; renting, swapping, and recycling initiatives; and much more.

Slow fashion influencer Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how to mend, patch, dye, and alter clothing for an environmentally conscious, reimagined wardrobe Slow fashion influencer Katrina Rodabaugh follows her bestselling book, Mending Matters, with a comprehensive guide to building (and keeping) a wardrobe that matters. Whether you want to repair your go-to jeans, refresh a favorite garment, alter or dye clothing you already have—this book has all the know-how you’ll need. Woven throughout are stories, essays, and a slow fashion call-to-action, encouraging readers to get involved or deepen their commitment to changing the destructive habit of overconsumption. Rodabaugh has an engaged community (her kits are in high demand and her classes sell out quickly) and a proven ability to tempt sewists and nonsewists alike to take up needle and thread.