Mending Handbook

Name: Mending Handbook
Author: https://www.simonandschuster.net/authors/Shannon-Leigh-Roudhan/240121097
ISBN: 9781644035788

Repair & Restore Fabric & Textiles

By Shannon Leigh Roudhán and Jason Bowlsby

LIST PRICE $26.95

About The Book

Transform your mending pile into a wardrobe refresh!

This is your ultimate guide to reclaiming your favorite clothes with a modern take on traditional mending techniques. Explore expert tips for tricky fabrics, creative fixes, and no-sew solutions, ensuring you're ready for any repair. With detailed instructions and 50 embroidery and mending stitches, this book turns mending into a modern, stylish art form.

Learn the difference between darning and mending, find out how to patch with style, tackle techniques like sashiko and boro, and explore creative reinforcements with lace, crochet, and more.

Master 50 mending stitches to refresh and renew your favorite clothes, saving money and reducing waste
Discover how to make stylish repairs using darning, patches, reinforcements, eye-catching sashiko and boro stitches, and more to bring new life to your clothes
Learn how to easily fix your garments using buttons, hems, emergency repairs, and no-sew tricks—these practical solutions will have your clothes looking their best in no time!

About The Authors

Shannon Leigh Roudhán

Shannon & Jason are Seattle-based textile artists, authors, and longtime educators who have taught adults for over 30 years. They specialize in sustainable practices like mending, Scrappy Wonky quilting, crochet, knitting, sashiko, and boro, championing accessible, low-cost creativity and a community that finds beauty in extending the life of well-loved textiles. shannonandjason.com

Jason Bowlsby