Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Garments and Hearts

Be taught the artwork and craft of mending—a joyful and meditative observe and a strong act of restoration for the garments and belongings we love. 

This superbly illustrated handbook will present you tips on how to mend denims, socks, sweaters, down jackets, and leggings and different frequent repairs. Mending Life encourages us to cherish our issues by repairing them somewhat than discarding them. Crammed with heartfelt tales that remember a sustainable, intentional way of life, it additionally encourages us to alter our consumption habits in order that with small mends right here and there, we prolong the lifetime of our clothes and different home goods. Encouraging readers considering gradual trend and craftcore, this handbook is for inexperienced persons but additionally presents extra superior methods to these with some expertise in mending.

You may be taught fundamental methods resembling patching, however may have choices to take it a step additional with ornamental sashiko stitching; you may additionally learn to darn socks and mend sweaters, in addition to issues like a tear in a bedsheet or down jacket. Alongside the best way, Nina and Sonya Montenegro—creators of TheFarWoods— share how the highly effective act of mending strengthens not solely the thing we’re repairing, however ourselves as effectively. Vibrant, full-color illustrations are woven all through the this timeless and sensible information to cherishing and caring for our belongings.