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Author
Publisher
Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Unlock your closet's potential with simple, stylish wardrobe refashions you can sew at home. DIY-style blogger Suzannah Hamlin Stanley provides her unique blend of basic alterations and step-by-step restyling tutorials to give you a wardrobe you'll truly love!
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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, thrift-shop like a pro, or dye, tailor, and reinvent 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Provides ideas for updating and redesigning old clothes, covering the basics of sewing, transforming T-shirts, regenerating jeans, salvaging old sweaters, updating a bridesmaid's dress, and more; and includes ideas for using clothing as decoration as well as tips on stain removal.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to the art, history, and politics of visible mending--at once a practical instruction guide for techniques, a statement on the beauty of repairing and reimagining clothes, and a manifesto against fast fashion. Part manifesto, part how-to, this book persuasively calls for a new way of thinking and handling clothes, flying in the face of the supposedly life-changing magic of throwing them away. Kate Sekules's message is simple: If your sweater...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to working with recycled materials such as linen, burlap and wool. Shows 28 projects with deconstruction techniques, sewing tips and information about their environmental impact. Projects include totes, lunch sack, scarf, onion sack, skirt, bin and many more.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Reclaim your clothes and reduce fashion waste with illustrated instructions for mending and more Replacing buttons, darning socks, and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, these techniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp closets with personal flair-hello, visible mending-and sustainability. In Wear, Repair, Repurpose, Lily Fulop welcomes beginner and experienced...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Go from thrift-shop cheap to runway chic each and every day! Based on her wildly popular blog of the same name, guerrilla seamstress Marisa Lynch shows you how to easily (and affordably!) transform your wardrobe from frumpy to fabulous! With just a snip here and a stitch there, your basement bargains will rival anything in designer collections. Yes, with a little imagination--and DIY tools like needles, thread, and safety pins--you too can update...
Author
Publisher
Interweave, a division of F+W Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
NEEDLEWORK & FABRIC CRAFTS. Give your clothes a new lease on life! Showing how to take classic mending techniques one step further to add personality and style to clothes, "Mend & Make Fabulous" is a uniquely comprehensive resource that combines visual inspiration with practical advice for the fashion-conscious sewer. The ability to repair and restore clothes is priceless, and "Mend & Make Fabulous" provides a comprehensive guide to all the classic...
Author
Publisher
Lark Crafts
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Using super crafty techniques--from painting to dyeing, from iron-ons and patches to designing with cut, ripped, and torn elements--you'll be able to make totally cute tees that will be perfect for moms, teens, and everyone on your gift list! There's even a chapter of tees just for the guys, and another for making tees for holidays and special occasions."--P. [4] of cover.
