Radical Sewing: Pattern-Free, Sustainable Fashions for All Bodies

By Kate Weiss

You can mend your clothes and make them fit! Radical Sewing is a guide for learning how to make and alter clothes that fit and feel good, without fussing with patterns. Kate Weiss introduces you to the basics and best practices of garment sewing for yourself at home, as well as advice and info on things you wouldn't even know to ask about sewing. Topics include hand sewing, picking out a sewing machine, adding pockets to anything, sewing a button so it stays on, altering your clothes to fit your unique body, upcycling, darning and mending, and so much more! If you've had a change in your body size, need clothes to suit wheelchair life, or are changing your gender expression, you don't have to buy a whole new wardrobe! Regardless of your sewing experience, gender, or body type, this illustrated guide will empower you to make your clothes your own as well as making new clothes from scratch. With loads of encouragement to try things out, all you'll need to do is experiment and break the rules to create the clothes and outfits that you're excited to wear every day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164841740X
• ISBN13: 9781648417405
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.0"