Creative Mending - Hikaru Noguchi

Creative Mending by Hikaru Noguchi is a practical guide to repairing and refreshing well-loved fabric items. Presented in hardback, it brings together darning, patching and stitching techniques, supported by extensive colour photography.

Key details

• Author: Hikaru Noguchi
• Subtitle: Beautiful darning, patching and stitching techniques; over 300 colour photos
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 104
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 8 March 2022

Synopsis

From jeans and jumpers to sofa covers, this book approaches repair as a craft in its own right, with techniques designed to be “just challenging enough” for experienced menders. Noguchi sets out 13 methods spanning embroidery, patching, darning and felting, showing how to work across both knitted and woven fabrics.

Guidance includes choosing materials such as yarn, floss, ribbon and fabric to rework garments, creating anything from subtle contrast to bold visible repairs. Practical considerations are covered too, from matching the repair to the damage, fabric and wearer, to handling awkward areas like inseams and underarms. Step-by-step lessons and over 300 colour photos support the techniques throughout.

Rackhams Reference : 7CNZE27A4D