Make Thrift Mend

Katrina Rodabaugh, a voice in the slow fashion movement, returns after Mending Matters with a wide-ranging handbook for filling your closet with pieces you will hold onto. Its pages teach practical skills for patching your everyday jeans, giving an older favorite new life, and changing the fit or color of clothes you already own.

Alongside the instructions, the author weaves in personal anecdotes and reflective essays, and closes with an appeal for readers to join the slow fashion cause or commit more deeply to resisting the cycle of buying too much.

Rodabaugh has built a devoted following, and her kits and classes tend to sell out fast. She has a track record of drawing in experienced sewers and complete beginners alike.