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Flicken und stopfen: Das Handbuch für einen nachhaltigen Kleiderschrank by Nina Montenegro, Sonya Montenegro

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kylaslittlelibrary's review against another edition

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5.0

It’s silly that a book about mending clothes can give me all the warm fuzzies but this book definitely did.

its_not_yours's review against another edition

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4.0

Lovely words and pictures, and some very useful information.

graypeape's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a very useful book that would make a great addition to any home library. Aesthetically, the illustrations throughout are pleasant and inviting, invoking the joy and mindfulness of mending, and the illustrations showing technique are clear and easy to follow. The stories are warm and cozy, and make you want to search your clothes for holes and tears to fix! All kinds of different techniques are covered, from patches to sashiko to darning and more, plus tips on how to alter clothing that doesn't fit well, or to update the style. I love the idea of honoring the garment, and repairing loved clothing rather than buying new clothes all the time. I've done some repairing, now I'm inspired to do more!

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5.0

Incredible! the art made me so happy and I learned so much. The authors have a wonderful perspective and are gifted educators as well as artists. Go check out their website if you love the art style because their etsy is everything.

morrib's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is beautiful and meditative and came into my life at the exact right moment. I had actually had a very negative experience a few days before I got my review copy of this book where I went to a craft store to try and find a darning egg and they had no idea what I was talking about or why I would want to repair my own clothes. The way this book is written and the gorgeous images take an extremely mundane and tedious chore and make it something almost ritualistic. I can't recommend this book enough.

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5.0

This was the best mending guide book I've read so far! It had did a great job of explaining what materials and patch types to use in what cases, with easy to follow directions.