Reseñas
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This being said, Mend It Better does take exciting excursions into less mainstream techniques. Darning with a sewing machine is one, although I could use more information than consult your manual and stitch back and forth in rows 1/16" apart. Another is how to create an in-seam pocket on a pocketless garment EVEN IF that garment is lined. Pockets in any garment? Every woman's dream! I would almost buy the book for that alone. You'll also find instructions about how to re-pleat a wool skirt -- if you need it, that's invaluable information!
Then there are directions for making a darning egg, since you can't just go to the store and buy one. Wonderful and practical idea, but perhaps Ms Roach didn't think out the finishing very well. Glitter, charcoal, paint, markers? I think nobody needs to be told what a bad idea glitter is, unless all your garments are 100% sparkly already and it won't show; Roach had already complained early in the book about charcoal on her hands rubbing off on her mending; and paint is not a bad idea but one of my antique darning eggs is painted and it does scratch up under the constant use of needles. Best stick to her "or just use a simple stain" and definitely "seal with acrylic varnish" (that would tame the markers, at least).
Lengthening a hem when there isn't enough hem is a really good looking project. And there is an ENTIRE CHAPTER on zippers, one aspect of mending that most books largelynignore. One that I've reviewed even has reasons for it (the author is mainly concerned with historical sewing techniques and re-enactment costuming) but most seem to be just using "what I have seen in other mending books" as a template and frankly, to ignore zippers is very 19th century! And she's got a pattern for a really fabulous sewing/mending kit that I absolutely covet, which requires zippers...
Kristin Roach hasn't copied anyone else's work. She has created an A-Z of basic mending, covering what she herself considers useful and necessary and the perceived needs of her friends, family, and students. Well done!