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Upcycle : a modern maker's guide to sewing and mending a preloved wardrobe

Phillips, Annie2024
Book
Beginner-friendly and simple sewing projects to help you revive your wardrobe. Are you tired of wearing clothes that fall apart after one wash? Or struggling to find second hand clothing that fits? Then Annie Philips has the solution as not only is mending and altering a better option for our environment, but you'll also be saving a pretty penny in the long run. Upcycle will teach you how to create a more eco-friendly closet, through expert advice and practical sewing projects, on ways to repair and repurpose old clothes instead of purchasing new ones, reducing your reliance on fast fashion with this handy guide. Offering a modern approach to sustainable sewing for the home dressmaker and fashion lovers, this book tackles the three core repair techniques: Upcycling, Mending, and Creating. Then put your skills to the test through the 18 projects that will help you to craft a closet you will love to wear. So come on, grab some fabric and a needle as Upcycle will help you to discover how sew with confidence and embrace the slow fashion movement.
Main title:
Upcycle : a modern maker's guide to sewing and mending a preloved wardrobe / Annie Phillips ; photography by Kristen [Kristin] Perers.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Quadrille, 2024.©2024
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Photograher's first name erroneously spelt on title page as 'Kristen'.
ISBN:
9781837832286 (hardback)
Dewey class:
646
Language:
English
BRN:
639499
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