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Joyful mending : visible repairs for the perfectly imperfect things we love!

Call Number

  • 646.6 M67899 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2020]

Physical Description

88 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

Examples of using "kintsugi," a Japanese decorative mending technique, to extend the life of clothes and other fabric goods.

Contents

  • Part 1. My Mending Consultation Booth
  • Part 2. The Art of Joyful Mending
  • Part 3. Basic Mending Techniques
  • Darning (A circle)
  • Darning (A square)
  • Darning (A rectangle)
  • Needle Felting
  • Part 4. Invisible Mending and "Statement" Mending
  • Invisible Mending
  • "Statement" Mending
  • Part 5. Mending with Patchwork and Rug Hooking
  • Patchwork + Embroidery
  • Patchwork
  • Rug Hooking
  • Part 6. Mending Socks and Gloves
  • Mending Techniques
  • Backstitch
  • Running Stitch
  • Slip Stitch
  • Half Backstitch
  • Chain Stitch
  • Whip Stitch
  • Straight Stitch
  • French Knot Stitch
  • Satin Stitch
  • Couching Stitch
  • Cross Stitch
  • Starting and Ending Stitches without a Knot
  • Herringbone Stitch
  • Darning (Mending a hole)
  • Crochet Basics
  • Crochet Symbols
  • Chain Stitch
  • Single Crochet Stitch.

Added Authors

Sanae Ishida