Clothing Repairs
Author : United States. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN :
Clothing Alterations and Repairs
Author : Chelsey Byrd Lewallen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1350163570
Book Description
A detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing. Whether you are interested in tailoring your wardrobe, starting a business, or learning a skill that will save you money and the planet, you'll find what you need through illustrated step-by-step projects and no-nonsense videos. You'll learn to make alterations to your ready-made clothing, including a variety of hemming techniques and taking in/ letting out seams, and repair methods to fix zippers, tears, and holes. There are also detailed guidelines on more complex techniques, including adjusting suit jacket sleeves, reshaping necklines and even fixing backpacks, tents and bags.
Mending and Alterations Made Simple
Author : Anna de Leo
Publisher : Promopress
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2020-02
Category :
ISBN : 9788417412364
Book Description
Easy, well-illustrated manual which describes how to mend clothes.
Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes
Author : Lily Fulop
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 14,3 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1682684350
Book Description
In with the old, out with the new—reclaiming your closet and reducing fashion waste starts here. Repair your favorite socks with style, add flair with personalized patches, and turn ripped jeans into an embroidered masterpiece. For beginner and experienced makers, Lily Fulop's guide to mending and upcycling is your colorful companion to ditching fast fashion and extending the lifecycle of all your favorite clothes. Fulop's vibrant step-by-step illustrations make mending easier than every, demystifying techniques and displaying unique ways to show off your personality. And when your mending possibilities run out, she has simple yet striking solutions to repurpose fabric, including braided rugs, crocheted pillows, and more. Say hello to sustainable inspiration.
Mend & Patch
Author : Kerstin Neumüller
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1911624938
Book Description
Learn how to take care of your clothes by mending, patching, and repairing them, so you can extend the life of your most treasured garments. In the farthest corner of her clothes store in Stockholm, Sweden, Kerstin has a mending studio. When it's quiet in the shop, she sits by her sewing machine and gives a new lease of life to people's favorite jeans. Whatever the wear and tear, Kerstin arms you with the skills and ideas you need to mend your own clothes and promote sustainable fashion. Find out emergency tips for mending in a hurry, enhance your clothes with decorative stitches, and learn to mend for and with different materials, including leather, cotton, wool, and denim. Packed full of simple fixes for sewing on buttons and repairing holes in pockets, as well as more advanced techniques like darning and weaving in new fabric, this book is perfect for sewers, crafters, and fashion lovers of all abilities.
Modern Mending
Author : Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1782219609
Book Description
Creatively mend and customize your old clothes to revitalize your outfits and save the planet Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. Across the globe, we send tonnes of clothing to landfill each year. In fact, clothing consumption in the UK and US are one of the highest in the world. But the good news is that mending is trending, and it's never been easier to repair and reinvent your favourite clothes. Inspired by the slow fashion movement that's taking the sewing world by storm, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald has created a comprehensive guide to mending your own clothes in a way that combines creativity and sustainability. In Modern Mending, she demystifies mending and shares step-by-step instructions for a range of techniques, including stitching, darning, patching, needle felting and machine darning. So next time you tear your favourite jeans or find a hole in your jumper, think twice before throwing them away. With Modern Mending, you'll gain the skills and confidence needed to rebel against fast fashion now and for years to come.
Regulations for the supply of clothing and necessaries to the regular forces
Author : War office
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 1881
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Sew and Repair Your Outdoor Gear
Author : Louise L. Lindgren
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780898860573
Book Description
This easy-to-use guide describes today's fabrics and materials, tells the best uses for each, and how to sew them. Common and specialized sewing tools are illustrated, and the author advises on techniques for adapting their use to outdoor gear.
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher :
Page : 986 pages
File Size : 49,72 MB
Release : 1901
Category : New York (State)
ISBN :
Book Description
Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion
Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 2022-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811905304
Book Description
This first of this set of books presents the various sustainable approaches in terms of circular economy and micro plastic pollution pertaining to the textiles and fashion supply chain. Sustainability is one of the important aspects in today’s industrial context, which is followed by every industrial sector with no exception to textiles and fashion. Sustainability and strict adherence to the principles of sustainability has become one of the essential needs in industry. There are countless measures in terms of various approaches to make the textiles and fashion sector sustainable. These measures, but not limited to, range from innovating and implementing new fibres and raw materials, introducing innovative manufacturing methods, chemicals, processes to focus on all the possible stages of a textile product’s life cycle from cradle to grave. These approaches include making the textiles and fashion sector circular and also development of new products from sustainable raw materials/processes or combination of both.
