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Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes (Spiral Bound)


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Learn the Historically Proven Stitches Every Seamster Needs with Beloved Historical Fashion YouTuber Bernadette Banner

Whether you are just getting started with sustainable fashion and need to alter your new secondhand finds, or you want an introduction to sewing techniques for making your own clothes, Bernadette Banner’s signature voice will guide you through all the traditional stitches and techniques you need to extend the life of your favorite pieces and take fashion into
your own hands!

From tips and tricks on choosing your materials and preparing your fabric for sewing to more complex techniques like mending small holes, adding pockets to garments, making your own buttons and beyond―this book has everything you need. Complete with step-by-step photos and insight into what alterations each sewing technique is best suited for, Bernadette walks you through every step of your sewing journey.

For added inspiration, this book also includes profiles on exciting voices in the historic sewing community and their perspectives on how taking fashion into their own hands has changed their lives for the better. Make, Sew and Mend is the perfect foundation for beginner sewers to start making their fashion their own.

Product Details

  • Publisher : ‎ Page Street Publishing (May 17, 2022)
  • Language : English
  • Spiral Bound : ‎200 pages
  • ISBN-10 :  164567486X
  • ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-1645674863
  • Item Weight :  10.6 ounces
  • Dimensions :  7.75 x 0.6 x 8.95 inches

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Keith

I love these Lay it Flat books. It is so frustrating to have a book flip closed when you have a project in your hands . These solve that problem!

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Bonnie

Great book! Well put together and so many cute little things added. Great info!

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Opal360
Inspiring

This book will come in so handy as I'm eager to use different mending and repurposing methods to extend the life of clothing and fabric. So excited to try the different techniques, and the way the book is bound will make it super easy to reference as I'm working. A winner all the way around!

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Sallie

Beautifully detailed and illustrated book filled with practical information

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Judy

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