This book contains everything your Mum tried to teach you, but you were too cool to learn! What do you do when a button pops off your favourite shirt or the hem unravels on your best dress
- throw it away, or make some simple repairs? This fun but practical book caters for all your sewing emergencies, teaching everyone who never learned how to thread a needle, sew on a button, darn a hole & much more. Avoid mending traumas with these simple, basic sewing skills that will revive not just your wardrobe but also your wallet. Learn the real basics of hand & machine sewing, with clear, easy-to-follow photographs & instructions. Sections cover: a range of different fastenings, instant fixes for emergencies, zips & closures, seams, hems & many other nifty repairs. About the Author: Joan Gordon is an international consultant who has taught various crafts & sewing techniques extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand & the UK. She is currently working & writing for publishing & exhibition companies in the UK. Several times a year she enjoys teaching jewellery & sewing workshops in her studio at The Model House, Llantrisant, Wales. Joan has written for many magazines & co- designed & edited the UK craft magazine Beads & Beyond & is now Consultant Editor for the innovative UK jewellery magazine Making Jewellery.