Sekules, Kate
Summary: "A guide to the art, history, and politics of visible mending--at once a practical instruction guide for techniques, a statement on the beauty of repairing and reimagining clothes, and a manifesto against fast fashion. Part manifesto, part how-to, this book persuasively calls for a new way of thinking and handling clothes, flying in the face of the supposedly life-changing magic of throwing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 646 SEKCrews, Xavier
Summary: "With Art of Custom Sneakers, learn to make your own one-of-a-kind kicks from YouTube superstar Xavier Kickz"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockport Publishers, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 CREWhite, Betz.
Summary: By its nature, do-it-yourself sewing is environmentally friendly. In Sewing Green, Betz White takes stitching to an even higher level of sustainability, presenting 25 projects made from organic cloth and 'repurposed' thrift-store and back-of-the-closet finds and organic fabrics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.4 WHILawrie, Portia
Summary: "Transform pre-loved clothes and forgotten fabrics into stylish new garments. Let the founder of The Refashioners movement and sewing designer Portia Lawrie show you how to created sustainable fashion that doesn't cost the planet. Beginning with advice on how to source and 'harvest' existing clothes, Portia then makes 11 inspirational garments - from tees and shirts to shorts and a coat - all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 646.4 LAWIiduka, Saki
Summary: "Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery! Sashiko for Making and Mending shows you how to use sashiko stitching to mend rips, repair things like fraying cuffs and create original accessories that look fabulous. With this book, you'll be able to embrace the visible mending movement-the practice of repairing high quality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hardie Grant Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.4 LEENicolay, Megan.
Summary: Contains illustrated instructions to creating over 100 projects and fashions from T-shirts including customized tees, tank tops, skirts, handbags, and a patchwork blanket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.404 NICDonenfeld, Maya H.
Summary: Explains how to craft with such repurposed materials as linen, burlap, and wool, providing details on deconstruction techniques and their environmental impacts, as well as how to embellish the materials using paint and ink.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.2 DonGirard, Stefanie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.4 GIRSparkles, Tina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft SparklesArtise, Bridgett.
Summary: Period-dated, era-related pieces are great, but how many people can really pull them off? In this book, this up-and-coming designer teaches you how to take vintage clothing from the back of the closet to the forefront of fashion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potter Craft 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.404 ARTffrench, Crispina.
Contents: The artful beauty of recycling wool sweaters -- Assembling your materials and chop shop toolbox -- Starting from square one. Cutie-pie pot holders ; Neck nuzzle muffler ; Simple pillows ; Keepsake blankets -- Hand-me-down my new sweaters. The basic pullover sweater ; Zippered cardigan ; Empire vest with gathers ; Renaissance top with bell sleeves -- Mix-and-match sweater add-ons. Pick a pocket...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Sew FfrenchAlvarado, Melissa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.34 ALVFulop, Lily
Summary: "Reclaim your clothes and reduce fashion waste with illustrated instructions for mending and more Replacing buttons, darning socks, and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, thesetechniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp closets with personal flair-hello, visible mending-and sustainability. In Wear,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Sew FulopRannels, Melissa.
Summary: Explains how to embellish, customize, and transform off-the-rack clothing to make it unique, offering detailed instructions and twenty-two innovative projects from turning a t-shirt into a skirt or to turning a sweater into a halter-top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.404 RannelsBieber, Katheryn Tidwell.
Summary: This simple, creative approach to felting (basically, just shrinking garments on purpose) is easy on the budget (yarn can be pricey) and saves time (you don't have to knit a large item to shrink).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.0463 BIEAllison, Scatha G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 687.1 ALLFontichiaro, Kristin
Summary: Learn how to recycle old clothes into brand-new fashions with these fun do-it-yourself activities. Readers can practice basic sewing skills to make their t-shirts more stylish and unique. Photos, sidebars, and callouts help readers draw connections between new concepts in this book and other makers-related concepts they may already know. Additional text features and search tools, including a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2015
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Funaro, Diana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.404 FUNPeritts, Vivian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2008