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    Visible Mending for Beginners: How to Mend Knitted Fabrics and Other Materials With an Artistic Touch
    Visible Mending for Beginners: How to Mend Knitted Fabrics and Other Materials With an Artistic Touch
    Visible Mending for Beginners: How to Mend Knitted Fabrics and Other Materials With an Artistic Touch
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    Visible Mending for Beginners: How to Mend Knitted Fabrics and Other Materials With an Artistic Touch

    By Gina Harper

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    If you want to learn how to mend your favorite denim and knitwear, without using the same boring 'zig-zag' pattern, then read on…

    Have you ripped your favorite jeans and are desperate not to throw them away?

    Are you thinking, 'What do I do now?', when you discover a hole in your favorite sweater?

    Are you tired of using the same zig-zag pattern for all mending?

    Are you tired of using ugly iron patches on your clothes?

    The solution to your problems is here.

    Taught below are some of the most effective mending techniques that will satisfy your mending needs.

    They will teach you how to update clothing that may have a hole or rip, and help you end up with something timely and fashionable!

    If you sew at all, you can recycle clothing and end up looking really in tune with fashion for a lot less than buying mass-produced clothing.

    All you have to do is learn the techniques inside.

    Inside this book you will discover:

    • How to mend your favorite denim (and avoid cutting them into shorts) using the 'sashiko' method 

    • How to patch jeans while keeping the distressed look

    • The secret to incorporating doilies and other frills into your denim

    • How to hem jeans while keeping the original hem

    • 10 handy 'hacks' to avoid small mistakes and snags while mending

    • How to mend rips in clothing with the best technique that hardly shows

    • A versatile and robust mending technique that can repair your favorite sweater and socks

    • 1 mending technique that blends both mending and embroidery, giving you the best of both worlds

    • 2 special tools to use when darning your socks

    • 1 simple but crucial tip that will make patching denim easier for you

    • The #1 stitching technique you should use when repairing pillowcases

    • The secret to finding and mending thrift store clothing

    • A mending technique from India, that is considered a 'dying art', and could be lost to the ages within our lifetime (it is also perfect for mending your socks)

    Save yourself from throwing out any more of your clothes into the trash.

    If you want to save your 'favorite pair of jeans' or mend the sweater that is the comfiest one ever then take action and buy this book

    P.S. Most people regret throwing out their favorite piece of clothing, after realizing that it could have been given a new life with mending. Learn before it's too late.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherForgingHero Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2019
    ISBN9781393377894
    Visible Mending for Beginners: How to Mend Knitted Fabrics and Other Materials With an Artistic Touch

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    • 1/5
      This book is just too weird to enjoy. The grammar and syntax are off in so many places, lack of photos in a book meant to teach a visual art, lack of clarity in the instructions (satin stitch: wth does she mean by points?? - and that's in the first chapter! DNF this one so quickly. Every other book I have read on visible mending is more worth your time.
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      Book has no pictures! That is weird for a book of mending tips.

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    Visible Mending for Beginners - Gina Harper

    Visible Mending for Beginners

    Gina Harper

    © Copyright 2019 - All rights reserved.

    The content contained within this book may not be reproduced, duplicated or transmitted without direct written permission from the author or the publisher.

    Under no circumstances will any blame or legal responsibility be held against the publisher, or author, for any damages, reparation, or monetary loss due to the information contained within this book, either directly or indirectly.

    Legal Notice:

    This book is copyright protected. It is only for personal use. You cannot amend, distribute, sell, use, quote or paraphrase any part, or the content within this book, without the consent of the author or publisher.

    Disclaimer Notice:

    Please note the information contained within this document is for educational and entertainment purposes only. All effort has been executed to present accurate, up to date, reliable, complete information. No warranties of any kind are declared or implied. Readers acknowledge that the author is not engaging in the rendering of legal, financial, medical or professional advice. The content within this book has been derived from various sources. Please consult a licensed professional before attempting any techniques outlined in this book.

    By reading this document, the reader agrees that under no circumstances is the author responsible for any losses, direct or indirect, that are incurred as a result of the use of information contained within this document, including, but not limited to, errors, omissions, or inaccuracies.

    Table Of Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1:  Stitches

    The Basics

    The sewing box

    Satin Stitch

    The Technique

    Tips

    The Best Fabrics for Satin Stitch

    Duplicate Stitch

    The Technique

    Invisible Stitch

    The Technique for Sewing a Pillowcase

    Tips

    Cross Stitch

    The Technique

    Tips

    Eyelet Stitch

    The Technique

    Rice Stitch

    The Technique

    Chapter 2: How to Darn

    Helpful Tips for Darning for Beginners

    Buttons and boutonnieres

    Quick troubleshooting

    Basic Darning

    Darn a Hemline

    Pattern Darning

    The Technique

    Mending the Holes in Your Favorite Sweater

    Technique 1

    The Technique

    Technique 2

    The Technique

    Darning a Sock

    The Technique

    When the sock has thinned out

    Rafoogari

    The Technique

    5 Darning Tools

    Darning Egg

    How to use it?

    Darning Mushroom

    Tape measure

    Marker pen

    Tailor's scissors

    Chapter 3: Patching Denim

    Repairing Holes

    Fixing the Crotch

    Adding Fabric to the Crotch

    Use a fusible fabric

    Sewing a Piece of Fabric to Repair a Larger Hole

    Sashiko Technique

    The Technique

    Adding to Your Jeans

    The Technique

    Hemming Jeans

    Keep the original hem

    Create a new hem

    How to make DIY Ripped jeans

    Advice

    How to make DIY Frayed jeans

    Why should you NOT wash your jeans?

    Chapter 4: How to mend and style thrift store finds

    Tips!

    Chapter 5- 10 Sewing Tips!

    Tip 1: Do not look at the needle

    Tip 2: Define your creative project

    Tip 3: Work on things you know you will like

    Tip 4: Take your time

    Tip 5: Draw a line with chalk

    Tip 6: Train yourself

    Tip 7: Prepare your fabric

    Tip 8: Using a magnetic stitching guide

    Tip 9: Move your needle

    Tip 10: Get started!

    Conclusion

    Introduction

    Mending is the sewing of a cloth or clothing that is pierced or torn. Do you, too, have torn clothes that you would like to sew? If so, you will find what you are looking for in this book. While it is easy to find videos and visual guides on how to mend, there are not many written manuals about visible mending.

    In this book, I will go over different mending methods and explain what you can do and how you can do it in detail. You will find lists of necessary equipment, steps to be followed to mend in different styles, and solutions to hide the mending. You will also learn about stitching distressed jeans, repairing socks, hemming jeans, and many more things.

    The following chapters are all about versatile ways to mend different fabrics. It is true that a sewing machine is one of the most important investments in a seamstress's life. But when you are a beginner

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