Simple Hand Sewing: 35 Slow Stitching and Mindful Mending Projects

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Feel the benefits of sewing by hand for your wellbeing and for the planet with these mindful and sustainable makes.

Hand sewing is a great way to practise mindfulness through craft. Laura Strutt has designed these 35 projects specially to develop your hand-sewing skills, but also to help you slow down, enjoy the moment, and appreciate the rewards of your work. Using a number of different techniques including visible mending, sashiko, embroidery, thread doodling, boro and abstract embroidery, Laura shows you how to incorporate these methods into making something useful, creative and sustainable. For the home, you can make a boro bowl from scraps of fabric, or adorn a simple cushion cover with an embroidered mandala. From your wardrobe, revive a beanie hat by adding some floral embroidery to the rim, or use sashiko stitching on fabric-covered buttons for a new look. Decorate your home with a floating embroidery design in a hoop, or a simple banner using colourful couching stitches over twisted rope. Think of the planet as you upcycle a blouse with detail stitching and new sleeve trim, or make elbow patches to cover the holes in your favourite sweater. Whichever project you choose, take time to enjoy the process and simply sew.

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Laura Strutt is the author of Modern Embroidery,Sewing for Babies and Children,Modern Weaving, Get Knooking,35 Knitted Baby Blankets, Modern Crocheted Blankets, Throws and Cushions, Modern Knitted Shawls and Wraps,Modern Crocheted Shawls and Wraps, Modern Granny Square CrochetandArm and FingerKnitting,all published by CICO Books. She lives in Ipswich, Suffolk. Discover more of Lauras designs, technique guides and crafty inspiration on her creative lifestyle blog, www.madepeachy.com.