Visible Creative Mending Book with Materials Kit
Visible Creative Mending Book with Materials Kit
‘Visible creative mending for knitwear’ Book with mending kit included
Give someone the gift of a valuable life skill!
This package combines my book, ‘Visible Creative Mending for Knitwear’ by Flora Collingwood-Norris, with a mending kit to practice the techniques. Ideal for beginners getting started in creative mending.
The small mending kit includes:
1 x 10x10cm knitted fabric in lambswool, knitted in the studio.
1 x tapestry needle suitable for darning and the yarn included. Made in the UK.
5 x mini skeins of lambswool in the right weight for the fabric. (Approx 4.8m of each colour). Wound by hand in the studio.
The medium mending kit includes:
1 x 17x17cm approx knitted fabric in lambswool, knitted in the studio. This larger size of fabric will allow you to practice more mending techniques.
1 x tapestry needle suitable for darning and the yarn included. Made in the UK.
10 x mini skeins of lambswool in the right weight for the fabric. (Approx 4.8m of each colour). Wound by hand in the studio.
The large mending kit includes:
1 x 17x17cm approx knitted fabric in lambswool, knitted in the studio.
1 x 16x13cm approx double thickness knitted fabric with ribbed edge, knitted in the studio. This is ideal for practicing cuff repairs and swiss darning. Use the yarn double for this fabric.
10 x mini skeins of lambswool in the right weight for the fabric. (Approx 7m of each colour). Wound by hand in the studio.
1 x tapestry needle suitable for darning and the yarn included. Made in the UK.
1 x Latch needle, ideal for picking up stitches.
The materials will come wrapped in tissue paper.
All the lambswool used is spun and dyed in Scotland with Global Organic Textile Standard approved dyes, and is mulesing free.
Whether you want to learn how to darn from scratch or to refine skills you already have, this book offers a fresh and sustainable approach to style.
Blending practicality with creativity, Flora shows, step by step with written instructions and accompanying photos, how to repair holes and ragged edges, add pattern and create something new and beautiful from garments you thought you’d never wear again.
Always reassuring, and using projects selected from her own portfolio and wardrobe, Flora illustrates how to approach the tiniest hole to extensive damage, and everything in between.
No matter your skill level, by following Flora’s instructions and suggestions, you’ll revive your knits, give them a new look and wear them with pride.
Inside:
what you’ll need by way of equipment
the best stitches for darning and embroidery and how to make them
how to mend cuffs, edges and holes
how knitwear behaves and how to look after it
colour and design.
My visible mending kits make a great companion for the book, or if you’d like to learn these skills with me, have a look at my zoom workshops.
“This book is awesome. It has the information I really wanted when I bought 4 other mending books.” -Carolyn
As an independent publisher, I am choosing not to sell through Amazon. I only want to support other independents, and do not wish to be associated with organisations that do not align with my values.
UK customers: Please note that it will say you have been charged VAT for this item, but books are exempt from VAT. Yes, my accountant will be tearing his hair out.
