"Mending Matters" explores sewing on two levels. It includes more than 20 hands-on projects for visible mending through four very simple mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, and darning and weaving.

"Mending Matters" also addresses the way mending leads to a more mindful relationship to fashion and well-being. Katrina Rodabaugh explores mending as a metaphor for appreciating our own naturally flawed selves, and examines the ways in which mending teaches us the self-reliance and confidence gained from making things with our own hands.

Katrina writes “When we spend time patching, stitching, darning, or otherwise fixing torn fabrics, we ultimately deepen our understanding of quality, composition, and craftsmanship.” Let her guide you as you repair your best-loved, most-worn clothing and learn lessons about your clothing and how it is made. It’s a process that will provide unexpected rewards.

Instead of throwing away well-worn jeans or a favorite sweater, learn skills that will allow you to keep them with you for years as a reminder of time together and experiences shared.

Hardcover, 224 pages