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 Mending for a Mend It Better

New Generation Full-color; photographs and illustrations throughout;

224 pages; 7 x 8

Hardcover with padding: $18.95 US / $22.95 CAN

If you think mending is a chore, think again. It’s a trend! From New ISBN: 978-1-60342-564-3; No. 62564
York to Des Moines to San Francisco, people are learning to “upcycle”
eBook available
frayed favorites and thrift-store finds at websites like Sewing Rebellion
and community events like Swap-O-Rama-Rama. Even Martha Stewart The Author
mends. After all, sewing is hot, and self-sufficiency, green living, and
Kristin M. Roach, creator of the
frugality are top-of-mind most everywhere. popular website Craft Leftovers,
enjoys teaching art classes, organiz-
A rip isn’t the end, it’s the beginning! ing community art programs, and
inspiring others to live creatively.
Her designs have been featured in
These trends and imperatives come together in the most practical, a variety of publications, including
lighthearted way in Mend It Better, from popular craft blogger Kristin M. Interweave Knits, KnitScene, Craft,
and the book Button It Up, by Susan
Roach. Bolstered by a fine arts degree in painting and a childhood spent Beal. She lives in Ames, Iowa.
exploring her Grandma Phyllis’s crafting stash, Roach takes mending to
a whole new level. Mending à la Roach is about the opportunity to give Publicity & Promotion
a garment a whole new life with a fresh look and artful embellishment.
• “Mend It Better Mend-In” author events at
bookstores, craft shops, boutiques, community
How to mend with flair and skill centers, and libraries
• Promotion and author workshops at craft
Unlike other books, Mend It Better covers mending’s creative and technical
shows like Maker Faire
aspects. Roach’s personable, step-by-step instruction offers everything • Blog tour including sites like Craft, WhipUp,
readers need to know to repair, upgrade, and also preserve clothes: basic CraftGossip, CraftyPod, Craft Sanity, and
hand-sewing skills, hemming, patching, darning, tricks for beadwork and One Pretty Thing
other accents, decorative stitching, fabric care, and much more. • Social media interaction with contributors,
author, and fans
• Mending Challenge on MendItBetter.com
Alongside are ideas and stories from other inspired crafters. The colorful

Photos © Greg Nesbit Photography

and author website CraftLeftovers.com
reverse appliqué technique of Panama’s Kuna Indians makes a patch to be • Interviews in craft, sewing, and lifestyle
proud of. And the “What-a-Mess Dress,”snapped up for a dollar—thank magazines and radio shows
goodness for tears and missing buttons!—looks pretty fine post-repair
with some heels and a vintage pin to adjust the fit. Publicity Contact: Alee Marsh
(413) 346-2116 or alee.marsh@storey.com

Both reference and inspiration, Mend It Better is a must-have for sewers,

crafters, and greener-living aspirants of every stripe.

To order, please see your sales representative or call (800) 722-7202. Storey books are distributed in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son, LTD, (800) 387-4333. Come visit our blog! www.insidestorey.blogspot.com

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