Jenny Wilding Cardon
Auteur de Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things
Œuvres de Jenny Wilding Cardon
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
Membres
Critiques
adult/teen nonfiction; crafts/sewing. Let's just say that these are not the best looking reconstructed clothes I've ever seen, but if you are a super beginner to thrifting/reconstructing, you can learn some basics here.
This is quite a good collection of methods for fixing holes in things. Some of the examples are very clever and look really good. The directions are fairly clear and most are well illustrated.
On the other hand some examples just look like the mender didn't care what the mend looked like. I also missed any discussion on when and how to do a mend that isn't visible.
On the other hand some examples just look like the mender didn't care what the mend looked like. I also missed any discussion on when and how to do a mend that isn't visible.
If you love browsing through all thrift shops to find hidden treasures, you'll find lots of ideas of what to do with them in this book. There are over 20 patterns in this book, ranging from dresses to quilts to purses. In addition, the author gives information on shopping at thrift shops as well as information on basic sewing.
There are many detailed illustrations and photos of each project making it easy to complete them successfully. I particularly enjoyed the clothing sections as they are stylish and don't look like "repurposed" items.
This is a great book if you're into the recycling, repurposed trend.… (plus d'informations)
There are many detailed illustrations and photos of each project making it easy to complete them successfully. I particularly enjoyed the clothing sections as they are stylish and don't look like "repurposed" items.
This is a great book if you're into the recycling, repurposed trend.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 74
- Popularité
- #238,154
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 3
Well done guide to different mending techniques, beautifully photographed, with instructions on boro stitching, embroidery, patches, darning, and mending by machine.