Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More

Mending Matters presents visible mending techniques through both practical projects and reflections on mindfulness and well-being. The book includes over twenty projects demonstrating visible mending styles that are edgy, modern, and bold while drawing on traditional stitching methods. All projects use four core mending techniques: exterior patches, interior patches, slow stitches, darning, and weaving. Beyond the how-to chapters, essays explore mending as a practice that fosters a more mindful relationship to fashion and overall well-being. Katrina Rodabaugh uses mending as a metaphor for accepting our own natural imperfections. She also examines how mending develops new skills, self-reliance, and confidence through hands-on creation.