Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe

by Katrina Rodabaugh

Overview

Slow fashion influencer Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how to mend, patch, dye, and alter clothing for an environmentally conscious, reimagined wardrobe

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, alter or dye 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 to get involved or deepen their commitment to changing the destructive habit of overconsumption. Rodabaugh has an engaged community (her kits are in high demand and her classes sell out quickly) and a proven ability to tempt sewists and nonsewists alike to take up needle and thread.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419743993
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	687,245
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Katrina Rodabaugh is an award-winning artist and writer working across disciplines to explore environmental and social issues through craft techniques. Her writing and work have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living,Mother Earth Living, Sewing Magazine, Sunset magazine, Sweet Paul Magazine, Taproot magazine, and more. Rodabaugh teaches and speaks at craft gatherings across the United States, including to standing-room only crowds at the popular New York State Sheep & Wool Festival. Rodabaugh currently lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword 13

Introduction 16

Authors Note 19

Chapter 1 Build 20

Start Where You Are 22

Pause 25

Assess 25

Organize 25

Inspire 26

Research 26

Gather 26

Donate 27

Care 27

Boundaries 28

Connection 28

Chapter 2 Make 32

How to Make: Tools, Materials, and Techniques 34

Stitched Sentiment: Moon Neck Lining 46

Illustrated Plant Pocket 52

Embroidered Poem Pocket 58

Redesign Vintage: Tablecloth Top 64

Redesign Patchwork: Zero-Waste Top 70

Upcycled Offcuts: Patchwork Tote 76

Chapter 3 Thrift (& dye) 86

How to Dye: Tools, Materials, and Techniques 88

Goldenrod Flowers: Wool Sweater 98

Black Walnut Hulls: Linen Pants 104

Queen Anne's Lace Flowers: Silk Tank Top 112

Flowering Quince Branches: Linen Top 118

Garden Flower Mix: Wool Sweater 124

Peppermint Leaves: Cotton Top 132

Yellow Onion Skins: Cotton Top 138

Avocado Pits & Skins: Raw Silk Pants 144

Chapter 4 Mend 154

How to Mend: Tools, Materials, and Techniques 156

Back Pocket Stitches 162

Upper Thigh/Inseam Stitches 168

Patchwork Pant Legs 174

Underarm Patches 180

Collar Repairs 186

Darn: Sweater 192

Darn: Gloves 198

Darn: Socks 204

Resources 215

Acknowledgments 220

About The Author 223

Editorial Reviews

When Katrina Rodabaugh gave up ‘convenience in fashion,’ she began what she calls ‘a relationship with commitment instead.’ Circularity, invention, the impulse to create, traditional craft, and modern handwork fuel Katrina’s inspiring new book, Make Thrift Mend, indeed.”

Natalie Chanin

Katrina’s philosophy is masterfully distilled in Make Thrift Mend. She has a gift for making sustainable living into a spiritual practice, while at the same time grounding it in accessible practices. Treading lightly upon the earth does not require a hefty paycheck; anyone can learn how to clothe themselves in alignment with their values with the skills taught in these pages.”

Meg McElwee

Staff Pick: Powell’s
“A slow fashion book for the thoughtful fashionista. Rodabaugh states: ‘Start where you are. Start by looking at the clothes you already own before shopping for new. Can they be mended or remodeled rather than replaced?’ This isn’t just another closet advice book. Rodabaugh gives us inspiring ideas for rejuvenating our old togs into treasures to be proud of. I was a fan of her first book, Mending Matters, and I’m just as excited about Make Thrift Mend. Recommended by Tracey T.

Powells.com

Katrina provides the inspiration, the motivation, and the techniques to put daydreams into practice, whether you want to DIY it or ask a professional to do it for you, and the more you delve into her universe, the more you are compelled to do as she does.”

from the Foreword by Orsola de Castro