The DIY Wardrobe Rescue: Visible Mending and Tailoring to Extend the Life of Your Clothes.

Your clothes are not disposable. They are machines made of fabric. And like any machine-a car, a laptop, a bicycle-they require maintenance. Yet, when a button pops or a hem unravels, we have been conditioned to do the most wasteful thing possible: throw the garment away and buy a cheap replacement. We have outsourced the maintenance of our own lives. We settle for the tyranny of "off-the-rack" sizing, wearing clothes that fight our bodies, because we have forgotten the skills required to m...