Juushika's Reviews > Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More

Visible patches and stiches can be a curated aesthetic as well as a type of mending. Anything that normalizes mending and/or slow fashion is a win, and I like the look and intend to implement parts of it. But it could definitely be conveyed in, like, a pamphlet (or a blog post); the book is lush, Pinteresty, and bloated. Filler sections should be cut or replaced by meatier chapters on the oft-mentioned natural dyes, international/historical mending techniques, or just explanations for things like "why might one prefer Sachiko thread?" (easily answered online but somehow not included here). The essays about slow fashion are blessedly brief; they repeat the general aspirations and limitations of a movement which puts the onus on the consumer rather than pointing towards industrial or political reform.