Mend & Make Fabulous: Sewing Solutions & Fashionable Fixes

By Denise Wild

Book Overview

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 mending techniques and then some: holes and tears; ripped or frayed seams; discoloration, stains, or fading; broken snaps and closures; and so much more.

This book also shows you how to add some creativity to mending--fixing holes with studs or applique?; hiding discolorations by dip-dyeing; concealing frayed hems by adding cuffs or trim? that will make clothes even more fabulous than they were the first time around. Mend & Make Fabulous offers a detailed or consolidated resource on all the mending techniques you need in order to work with all types of clothing mishaps.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620335344
• ISBN13: 9781620335345
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Interweave Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.6"