Joyful mending : visible repairs for the perfectly imperfect things we love!
Publication Information
Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2020]
Physical Description
88 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Uniform Title
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.