The Art of Repair
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- Create Date：2022-02-21 09:52:54
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Molly Martin
- ISBN：178072442X
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Summary
For Molly Martin， it all started with a pair of socks。 Her favourite pair。 When the heels became threadbare， her mother got out her darning mushroom and showed her how to reinforce the thinning stitches and bring them back to life。 She has been stitching and darning ever since。
In The Art of Repair， Molly explores the humble origins of repair and how the act of mending a cherished item carefully by hand offers not just a practical solution but nourishment for the soul。 Using her own beautiful illustrations， she guides us through the basics of the craft - from piecing and patching to the ancient Japanese art of Sashiko。
This book will stay with you long after you put down your needle and thread。 It offers an antidote to our increasingly disposable lifestyle， encouraging us to reconnect not just with the everyday objects in our environment but also with ourselves。
In The Art of Repair， Molly explores the humble origins of repair and how the act of mending a cherished item carefully by hand offers not just a practical solution but nourishment for the soul。 Using her own beautiful illustrations， she guides us through the basics of the craft - from piecing and patching to the ancient Japanese art of Sashiko。
This book will stay with you long after you put down your needle and thread。 It offers an antidote to our increasingly disposable lifestyle， encouraging us to reconnect not just with the everyday objects in our environment but also with ourselves。
Reviews
Karen Morley-Chesworth
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An antidote to the throwaway society which isn’t sustainable。 This is a really interesting history of mending textiles and practical advice on how to do it yourself。Written with love and passion。
Jenna
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 I loved learning about the history of different repair techniques。 I think it's a great 'gateway' repair guide。 It helps you to learn about the repairs and decide which one is right for you， rather than presenting you with a huge book on all the methods， which can be overwhelming。 I really enjoyed reading this book。 I loved learning about the history of different repair techniques。 I think it's a great 'gateway' repair guide。 It helps you to learn about the repairs and decide which one is right for you， rather than presenting you with a huge book on all the methods， which can be overwhelming。 。。。more
Sue
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An adorable， fascinating， delightful read。 I learnt so much about the history of repairing clothes。
Katy Wheatley
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This is a wonderful book。 Beautifully illustrated by Martin， this is as much of a work of art as the repair work she is writing about。 Martin makes the case for repairing things for historical， emotional and practical reasons。 She illustrates her argument with case studies from her own work， from other artists who work in similar ways， from textile historians and from items that are in museums and art collections。 She intersperses these stories with how to guides demonstrating different mending This is a wonderful book。 Beautifully illustrated by Martin， this is as much of a work of art as the repair work she is writing about。 Martin makes the case for repairing things for historical， emotional and practical reasons。 She illustrates her argument with case studies from her own work， from other artists who work in similar ways， from textile historians and from items that are in museums and art collections。 She intersperses these stories with how to guides demonstrating different mending techniques。 There is so much to love about this book。 。。。more
Catherine Ostler
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I loved the experience of holding and reading this book， its meditative feel and message for our times。
Saffron Garey
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More Art than Repair。 Pretty but short on info。
Irene Adler
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This book is wonderful - it is as much a collection of stories about mending though history and around the world as it is a book of techniques。Not only will it teach you the basics of mending， it will make you want to pick up needle and thread。
Sophy H
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A really lovely book extolling the virtues of repairing and mending， instead of constantly consuming in our throw-away society。 This will interest anyone who is interested in crafting， whether it be knitting， crochet， sewing。 Molly delivers good written instruction （with accompanying illustrations） on how to repair clothing using different stitching methods。 The origins of these methods are global， from India to Japan to Native America。 There are some lovely stories in here as well from crafters A really lovely book extolling the virtues of repairing and mending， instead of constantly consuming in our throw-away society。 This will interest anyone who is interested in crafting， whether it be knitting， crochet， sewing。 Molly delivers good written instruction （with accompanying illustrations） on how to repair clothing using different stitching methods。 The origins of these methods are global， from India to Japan to Native America。 There are some lovely stories in here as well from crafters on how they have restored clothing， linen， blankets etc， and what the original item means to their owner。A really wholesome book。 I loved it。 。。。more
Lou Griffiths
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My only problem with this book was I just didn't want it to end！ For me， Molly hit just the right note: a fine balance of history， practical tips and illuminating anecdotes。Now to tackle that old summer dress that has been tucked away because I couldn't bear to throw it out！ My only problem with this book was I just didn't want it to end！ For me， Molly hit just the right note: a fine balance of history， practical tips and illuminating anecdotes。Now to tackle that old summer dress that has been tucked away because I couldn't bear to throw it out！ 。。。more
Naomi
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Recently attended a Zoom class with the author， and was so charmed by the way she talks about textiles and mending as both a meditation and anti-consumption。
Philippa Foxx
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This is such a beautiful book！ She illustrated it too and it is just so full of love。 As well as that it is full of fascinating history and human stories。 Such an amazing gift！
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Art of Repair&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Art of Repair&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0