Make, Sew, and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Learn how to create, alter, repair, and refashion clothing with this vital guide to the timeless skill of sewing. With advice and instructions from historical fashion icon Bernadette Banner, you can master traditional sewing techniques and stitches and immerse yourself in the sustainable world of slow fashion. The skills Banner has to teach the reader have been used for centuries, and will allow you to change the clothes you already own with little financial expenditure and some effort. No matter your skill level, Banner can bring you up to speed, and the step-by-step photographs make picking up the stitches included in this book a breeze. No matter your fashion sense, Make, Sew, and Mend will help you hone it and make it your own. A great gift for the seamster or seamstress in your life.