Mend Your Way to Sustainable Style: 26 Patchwork and Embroidery Projects for Personalized Sewing

By Cosabeth Parriud

Sewing Workshop: Wardrobe Facelift invites readers to join the growing movement of conscious fashion by learning to upcycle, repair, and reinvent their clothing. In a time when sustainability and self-expression matter more than ever, this book offers a creative and empowering alternative to fast fashion. It provides 26 engaging projects that transform everyday garments into unique, wearable art using techniques like patchwork, Boro stitching, embroidery, appliqu , and more. Each project is designed to be approachable and low-cost, requiring only basic tools--a few needles, scraps of fabric, and the desire to give your clothes a second life. Whether it's hiding a stain with a hand-stitched motif, lengthening a pair of favorite pants, refreshing a faded shirt, or turning a basic t-shirt into a statement piece, this book makes the art of upcycling accessible to everyone, regardless of sewing skill level. With beautifully styled photography and detailed step-by-step instructions, the projects are applicable to both men's and women's clothing and can be adapted to suit nearly any item in your closet. More than just a sewing book, Sewing Workshop: Wardrobe Facelift speaks to the therapeutic joy of slow stitching and the satisfaction of turning something old into something you love again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639811567
• ISBN13: 9781639811564
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Landauer (IL)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 8.9"