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Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts
Nina Montenegro, Sonya Montenegro
4.56 AVERAGE
120 reviews for:
Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts
Nina Montenegro, Sonya Montenegro
4.56 AVERAGE
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4.5 stars. This creative little book has so much heart. It’s alive with both the how-to, and the bigger why we should, mend our clothing. You don’t need to know a single thing about sewing, or even how to thread a needle, to get started with this book. If you are a mending beginner, this book gives you everything you need to know, snuggled in between little essays on how to come back from our wasteful modern culture, as well as very fun original illustrations. Even though I am familiar with all of the techniques in this book, I still spent a lovely couple of hours reading the essays, looking over the illustrations and dreaming of things I need to mend (or to remake into new iterations).
Beautiful. Practical. Encouraging.
Mending our clothes becomes a practice that forms us to be people who mend relationships and our world. It is a beautiful image of how we could live well in the world.
I originally checked it out of the library but immediately knew I wanted a copy for keeping in part as a reference for the techniques and in part as a reminder of the ethos.
If you are interested in gentle living and slow fashion this is a good read.
Mending our clothes becomes a practice that forms us to be people who mend relationships and our world. It is a beautiful image of how we could live well in the world.
I originally checked it out of the library but immediately knew I wanted a copy for keeping in part as a reference for the techniques and in part as a reminder of the ethos.
If you are interested in gentle living and slow fashion this is a good read.
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an INCREDIBLE love letter to mending and the concept of forging a relationship with our belongings. beautiful anecdotes woven in with a practical guide to mending that i will be returning to time and time again. gorgeous illustrations! an absolute essential read for crafters
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
It was definitely a sweet read!
informative
inspiring
Beautiful. And informative.
I bought it because of the amazing cover and the striking title. It delivers technically, thoughtfully, and emotionally.
"Just as we choose not to give up on an old busted pair of jeans, we choose to heal a friendship, we choose to let go of an old grudge we've been carrying around, and we choose to acknowledge feelings that have been hurt.
The most vulnerable members of our society–the houseless, mentally ill, incarcerated–are cast out and disposed of. Can we learn to say, 'I won't give up on you' and truly practice it?"
I bought it because of the amazing cover and the striking title. It delivers technically, thoughtfully, and emotionally.
"Just as we choose not to give up on an old busted pair of jeans, we choose to heal a friendship, we choose to let go of an old grudge we've been carrying around, and we choose to acknowledge feelings that have been hurt.
The most vulnerable members of our society–the houseless, mentally ill, incarcerated–are cast out and disposed of. Can we learn to say, 'I won't give up on you' and truly practice it?"
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced