Creative Mending by Hikaru Noguchi

Mending your favourite fabric items- from jeans to sweaters to sofa covers - becomes a true art form in Creative Mending. Valuable techniques from embroidery and patching to darning and felting. Noguchi's basic rules of mending are that the repair should suit the fabric and its user, and that there are lots of creative ways to create beautifully customized repairs - some subtle, others making a statement. 13 techniques that show you how to: apply creative repairs to both knitted and woven fabrics; use yarn, floss, ribbon, and fabric to reinvent well-loved garments; make understated repairs that add just a touch of contrast, colour, or texture; use visible mending techniques for bold repairs; yarn with felt to add body and dimension to a repaired item; match your repairs to the damage, the fabric, and the wearer; manoeuvre through tricky places like inseams and underarms. This book is available in hardback.