Radical Sewing: Make, Alter, and Mend Clothes to Fit Any Body (Good Life)($14.99Value)

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You can mend your clothes and make them fit! Radical Sewing is a guide for learning how to make and alter clothes that fit and feel good. Kate Weiss introduces you to the basics and best practices of garment sewing for yourself at home, as well as advice and info on things you wouldn't even know to ask about sewing. Topics include hand sewing, picking out a sewing machine, adding pockets to anything, sewing a button so it stays on, altering your clothes to fit your unique body, upcycling, darning and mending, and so much more! If you've had a change in your body size, need clothes to suit wheelchair life, or are changing your gender expression, you don't have to buy a whole new wardrobe! Regardless of your sewing experience, gender, or body type, this illustrated guide will empower you to alter your clothes your own as well as making new clothes from scratch. With loads of encouragement to try things out, all you'll need to do is experiment and break the rules to create the clothes and outfits that you're excited to wear every day. Obsessed seamstress Kate Weiss has been making clothing and tinkering with textiles for over a decade. She is on a mission to spread the magic and power that comes from creating garments, with fabrics you choose, to fit your body. She's a sewing teacher, pattern maker, and one of her favorite things in the world is making her own jeans. She graduated from the wild institution of Goddard College with a BFA in creative writing and has worked in the book industry in one role or another her entire adult life and a few of her reckless teenage years too. She lives with her husband and their son in Louisville, Kentucky. She can be found online at katebweiss.com.