Mend & Make Fabulous
Stylish Solutions to give your clothes a new lease of life
Denise Wild
ISBN 978-1-78221-029-0
Price £12.99
For the lover of Vintage clothes,
the risk of finding the perfect outfit that has flaws or wear and tear is quite
high. This book is a one-stop manual for
dealing with the most common faults you might find and also provides ideas for
upcycling and updating outfits to give them unique and individual alterations.
For the experienced seamstress,
the ‘Mend’ parts of the book are probably a bit simplistic, but there is a good
collection of simple covering all bases.
Even though they are simple, you might find that they are more
technically accurate than you might be used to dealing with (such as the use of
a cocktail stick to help sew on a button) or offer a better finish to a garment
(such as adding a chain to a hem for a better hang).
Having the ‘Make it Fabulous’
sections in the book makes it more than just a mending manual. I found that some of the ideas were fresh and
exciting, and being able to modify and update vintage clothes to suit your own
purpose is a skill that will stand you in good stead when considering what you
might want to buy as part of a vintage wardrobe. These range from the simple (re-doing
buttonholes in a contrasting thread) to the more labour-intensive (changing
necklines, changing straps, adding ruffles).
There are illustrated explanations
for each step of a technique, and each
‘Make it Fabulous’ section includes photographs from high street sellers
and blog posts of a variety of fashion and vintage bloggers. This gives you several alternatives for a
particular technique, and ideas of how to take it further than the guidelines
given.
Overall, a good starting point
for those wanting to venture into buying vintage, as it gives you the most
common faults you are likely to come across and ways of improving the garments
you might find and update them whilst still retaining the vintage feel.
My blog giveaway is running over the next few weeks. Every day this week I will be posting a review of each of the books I am giving away. Please leave a comment on my blog, comment on and Like my Catch a Crumpsey Facebook Page or email me at catchacrumpsey@gmail.com, stating which book you would like.
After the competition has closed, I will randomly choose a winner for each book title from those people who specified that book. I will announce the winners on my blog and Facebook pages!
Closing Date for Blog Giveaway: Sunday 18 May 2014
Winners will be announced the following week!
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