Make, Sew and Mend
Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
$39.99
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2022
Summary
Over 1 million subscribers return to Bernadette Banner’s popular YouTube channel for Victorian and Edwardian garment profiles, reconstructions and history lessons. Make, Sew and Mend is infused with her charming, informative voice to teach readers how to use historically proven sewing techniques to hem skirts, patch holes and sew gussets to add space to garments.
As people learn the environmental and economic toll of fast fashion, they are turning toward more sustainable fash…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781645674863 |
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| ISBN-10: | 164567486X |
| Author: | Bernadette Banner |
| Publisher: | Page Street Publishing Co. |
| Imprint: | Page Street Publishing Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 531g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 196mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“From inspirational essays on style, finding your voice, and exploring your roots through
clothing, to how to mend, decorate, and maintain your modern clothes, this book is perfect for anyone who is interested in style and clothing.”
–Abby Cox, Dress Historian, YouTuber and author of The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking
“This book is a must-have for all who sew, buy, or wear clothing. Bernadette Banner provides readers with a charming, thoughtful and informative guide to the
practicalities of stitching garments by hand–yet this book is so much more. In a world that pushes for constant consumption, Banner encourages us to stop, think, and stitch our way to a sartorially sustainable future.”
–Dr. Serena Dyer, Dress Historian
Bernadette Banner
Bernadette Banner is a popular historical fashion YouTuber best known for her research on Victorian and Edwardian fashion trends and techniques. She has made videos for Glamour and was formerly a Broadway costume designer. She lives in New York City.
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