Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

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Bernadette Banner

Make, Sew and Mend

Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Bernadette Banner

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Page Street Publishing Co.
01 September 2022

Art & Architecture; Needlework & fabric crafts

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 fashion practices like mending. From running and herringbone stitches to basting, pleats and buttonholes, Bernadette breaks down techniques with step-by-step photos to show people with any level of sewing skill how to achieve the most lasting results for every stitch.

Whether readers are looking build and maintain a vintage wardrobe or merely want to phase out fast fashion in favor of more sustainable practices, Bernadette has the basics covered for every kind of seamster.

By: Bernadette Banner
Imprint: Page Street Publishing Co.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9781645674863
ISBN 10: 164567486X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

"""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"