Mending Matters by Katrina Rodabaugh

Mending Matters by Katrina Rodabaugh

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This is such an important book for so many reasons. It shows that slow fashion is beautiful, thoughtful and attainable for all, it brings mending to a new and vibrant level, and explores our relationship to clothing and where it has all gone wrong. Without preaching, Katrina offers a new way of appreciating and looking at what we take for granted; clothing.

"Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold - but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very 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, and she examines the ways in which mending teaches us new skills, self-reliance, and confidence, all gained from making things with our own hands."