Mending matters

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.