{"product_id":"beginners-guide-to-visible-mending","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Visible Mending","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRING NEW LIFE to old clothes or charity-shop finds and create your SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn techniques such as DARNING, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLE-FELTING, APPLIQUÉ and BINDING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepairing your old clothes is a brilliant way of adding personality to your wardrobe, is good for the environment and saves money. Perfect for complete beginners, this handbook introduces a variety of mending techniques and shows you how to make unique projects with your new skills. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst, there is a guide to all the tools you'll need, from hand-sewing needles to darning discs and mushrooms. Then, explore different methods of mending, with detailed step-by-step guides, followed by easy projects to put your skills into practice. Learn how to create \u003cb\u003evibrant patterns with darning\u003c\/b\u003e, strengthen and \u003cb\u003eembellish with sashiko-style stitching\u003c\/b\u003e, cover stains with \u003cb\u003eneedle-felting and handmade patches\u003c\/b\u003e, and much more. Throughout, you'll find advice on choosing colours, threads and materials, and how to incorporate a visible mend into the existing style of a garment or use it to give the item a complete refresh.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 20 beautiful projects include adding \u003cb\u003eneedle-felted embellishments to a scarf\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003erepairing a denim jacket with sashiko\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epatching a hole in fine silk fabric\u003c\/b\u003e and adding \u003cb\u003ecolourful darning to a jumper\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Beginner's Guide to Visible Mending","offer_id":46528212861125,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-80065-640-6.jpg?v=1783909160","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/beginners-guide-to-visible-mending","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}