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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"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 them away. Kate Sekules's message is simple: If your sweater...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine and other tools/materials used, information on working with patterns and fitting, laying out the pattern pieces, cutting and marking, and on through every step of construction to the final button. Large, detailed photos guide you from start to finish and help give you a visual basis for learning.
Author
Publisher
Hardie Grant, Quadrille Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In Visible Mending, Arounna explores why we should mend, and how to mend a variety of different fabrics. Work through the illustrated step-by-step instructions that will demystify mending techniques and discover how these can be easily applied to old items to give them a fresh, modern look. Packed with skill-based projects, this book reveals how to patch jeans, embroider over tears, dye stains and use the Japanese art of Sashiko. Visible Mending...
12) Khalil's clothes
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Khalil wears different outfits for his daily activities. With decodable text and color illustrations, young readers can learn about kinds of clothes. Pairs with the nonfiction title Clothes We Wear"--
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Series
Language
English
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"This is a comprehensive how-to book about altering commercial patterns to customize the fit to one's own body before cutting out fabric and sewing the garment. Poor fit is the number one reason many sewers get discouraged with garment sewing. Author Sarah Veblen guides the reader through the steps of sewing a muslin test garment, fine-tuning the fit by pinning the garment to mold perfectly to the wearer's body, marking the adjustments, and then transferring...
14) Clothing fibres
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A Clothing & Textiles 101 overview of the elements of fabric, this curriculum-based program introduces students to the basic differences between natural and synthetic fibres, the primary types of fibers, and how their qualities - from shape and origin to size and luster - make them unique, influence clothing appearance and factor into comfort. Learn why fibre properties determine how we use particular fabrics. (Learning Seed, USA)
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Slow fashion influencer Katrina Rodabaugh follows her bestselling book, Mending Matters, with a comprehensive guide to building (and keeping) a wardrobe that matters. Whether you want to repair your go-to jeans, refresh a favorite garment, thrift-shop like a pro, or dye, tailor, and reinvent clothing you already have--this book has all the know-how you'll need. Woven throughout are stories, essays, and a slow fashion call-to-action, encouraging readers...
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Language
English
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Description
Megan Nicolay revolutionized the T-shirt. She repurposed it, reinterpreted it, reinvented it-and created the #1 craft book in the nation, Generation T, which continues to dominate. Now she explores new ways to slash a tee, scrunch a tee, and sew a tee with “Generation T: Beyond Fashion”. A collection of 120 projects for every occasion, it takes the humble yet ever-malleable tee in dozens of new directions, from baby gifts to pet accessories, stuff...
18) What not to wear
Author
Publisher
Riverhead
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Edition
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Language
English
19) The hat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.
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