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Katy Bevan publishes books about making from Stroud: on darning and mending, rag rugs, stitched social history and an artist blacksmith who changed his craft. Every title is printed in the UK in a small run, on recycled or FSC-certified paper, with no plastic on the cover.
Beyond Darning turns the humble darn into something decorative, treating repair as a creative practice and a worn patch as a chance to make something beautiful.
Translated from Hikaru Noguchi's Japanese book Darning Brooches, it gives full step-by-step techniques for beginners, creative projects for experienced menders, and photography throughout. Paperback, 96 pages, 182 x 256 mm.
Hikaru Noguchi is the Japanese darning expert who led the recent revival of mending, and this is the book to keep beside the sewing basket.
Beyond Darning turns the humble darn into something decorative, treating repair as a creative practice and a worn patch as a chance to make something beautiful.
Translated from Hikaru Noguchi's Japanese book Darning Brooches, it gives full step-by-step techniques for beginners, creative projects for experienced menders, and photography throughout. Paperback, 96 pages, 182 x 256 mm.
Hikaru Noguchi is the Japanese darning expert who led the recent revival of mending, and this is the book to keep beside the sewing basket.
