The Art of Repair: Mindful Mending: How to Stitch Old Things to New Life

By Molly Martin

In this beautiful book, master repairer, Molly Martin, champions the value of slow and sustainable fashion and the psychological benefits that go with it For Molly Martin, it all started with a pair of socks. Her favorite pair. When the heels became threadbare, her mother got out her darning mushroom and showed her how to reinforce the thinning stitches and bring them back to life. She has been stitching and darning ever since. In The Art of Repair , Molly explores the humble origins of repair and how the act of mending a cherished item carefully by hand offers not just a practical solution but nourishment for the soul. Using her own beautiful illustrations, she guides us through the basics of the craft - from piecing and patching to the ancient Japanese art of Sashiko. This book will stay with you long after you put down your needle and thread. It offers an antidote to our increasingly disposable lifestyle, encouraging us to reconnect not just with the everyday objects in our environment but also with ourselves.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178072442X
• ISBN13: 9781780724423
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Short Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Not a how-to book, but a good read

This is not a how-to book. While there are a few instructions, I wouldn't consider the instructions beginner friendly. You could use YouTube to look up some of the repair techniques mentioned in this book. I do like this book, even though I was expecting it to be a how-to book. It was interesting to read some of the history of repair and the author's history on repairing items.