23 Top nonfiction books like Modern Mending by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

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Modern Mending

By: Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

4.59

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Second Edition: Now with even more clever mending hacks! Bring new life to your old clothes and …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Modern Mending by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Strega Nona

By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more

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"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."

-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona

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2. Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)

By: Garth Nix

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she shou… read more

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"It's always better to be doing."

-Garth Nix, Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)

"Who or what are you? Besides insufferably rude?"

-Garth Nix, Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)

"It was like someone far away calling someone else’s name."

-Garth Nix, Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)

"As per usual, trouble comes in several directions at once."

-Garth Nix, Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)

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3. Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)

By: Garth Nix

3.88

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capita… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's Clariel (Abhorsen, #4) book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

"Unexamined feelings lead to all kinds of trouble."

-Garth Nix, Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)

"Madness is unfortunately not incompatible with government."

-Garth Nix, Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)

"I am a great believer that anything not expressly forbidden is explicitly allowed."

-Garth Nix, Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)

"Anyone can go into Death,“ said Mogget, with a smirk. "Coming back again is the difficult part."

-Garth Nix, Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)

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4. Mend It Better: Creative Patching, Darning, and Stitching

By: Kristin M. Roach

3.70

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Don't hide that patch, make it a bold, beautiful embellishment! Repair holes with bright thread and… read more

Similar categories in Kristin M. Roach's Mend It Better: Creative Patching, Darning, and Stitching book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to
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5. Wicked in His Arms (Wedded by Scandal, #2)

By: Stacy Reid

4.01

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Tobias Walcott, the Earl of Blade, has learned it is best to exercise rigid control over his passio… read more

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6. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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7. Solutions and Other Problems

By: Allie Brosh

4.21

Format: 519 pages, Hardcover

Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. … read more

Similar categories in Allie Brosh's Solutions and Other Problems book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • nonfiction
"If you can't win, start playing a different game and score just as many points."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Death can take away your friends and pets, but it can't take away the weird shit they did."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"That's the scary thing about decisions: you don't know what they are when you're making them."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Woah there, Scooter...looks like you might be starting to veer towards nihilism...anyway, it's sand time now."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

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8. Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

By: Jenara Nerenberg

3.84

Format: 244 pages, ebook

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensit… read more

Similar categories in Jenara Nerenberg's Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • nonfiction
"What happens when we stop pathologizing difference?"

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"Many women latch onto language from popular psychology, such as "panic attack," when often they are instead experiencing sensory overwhelm."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"Despite what the words "attention deficit" imply, ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather a challenge of regulating it at will or on demand."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"High stimulation is both exciting and confusing for people with ADHD, because they can get overwhelmed and overstimulated easily without realizing they are approaching that point."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

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9. Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

By: Nina Montenegro

4.47

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn the art of visible mending—a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice—to repair the cloth… read more

Similar categories in Nina Montenegro's Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
"A mended garment is a little piece of artwork that you wear around all day, on display like a living gallery wall, eliciting comments, starting conversations, an opening sentence to a good story."

-Nina Montenegro, Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

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10. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

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11. Modern Mending

By: Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

4.59

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Second Edition: Now with even more clever mending hacks! Bring new life to your old clothes and … read more

Similar categories in Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
Cover of Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things by Jenny Wilding Cardon

12. Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things

By: Jenny Wilding Cardon

4.05

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

Rip in your jeans? Snag in a sweater? Tear in a tea towel? They all present an opportunity for one-… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Wilding Cardon's Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to
Cover of Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules

13. Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto

By: Kate Sekules

4.24

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and its remarkable resurgence a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Sekules's Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
Cover of Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye &  Love Your Wardrobe by Katrina Rodabaugh

14. Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe

By: Katrina Rodabaugh

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Slow fashion expert Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how t… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Rodabaugh's Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • crafts
  • reference
Cover of Creative Mending: Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos) by Hikaru Noguchi

15. Creative Mending: Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos)

By: Hikaru Noguchi

4.23

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending your favorite fabric items--from jeans to sweaters to … read more

Similar categories in Hikaru Noguchi's Creative Mending: Beautiful Darning, Patching and Stitching Techniques (Over 300 color photos) book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to
Cover of Mending with Love: Creative Repairs for Your Favorite Things by Noriko Misumi

16. Mending with Love: Creative Repairs for Your Favorite Things

By: Noriko Misumi

3.88

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patchin… read more

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  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • crafts
  • reference
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17. Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love!

By: Noriko Misumi

3.83

Format: 88 pages, paperback

Joyful Mending shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning … read more

Similar categories in Noriko Misumi's Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
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18. Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse the Clothes You Love

By: Arounna Khounnoraj

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

We all have that favorite pair of jeans – no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the mov… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
  • reference
Cover of Heavy Duty Sewing: Making Backpacks and Other Stuff by Anton Sandqvist

19. Heavy Duty Sewing: Making Backpacks and Other Stuff

By: Anton Sandqvist

3.66

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the founder of iconic outdoors brand Sandqvist, this cool craft book is all about using needle… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
  • how to
Cover of I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 5 by Okura

20. I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 5

By: Okura

4.49

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their da… read more

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Cover of Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More by Katrina Rodabaugh

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

By: Katrina Rodabaugh

3.94

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

This guide explores visible mending techniques in both hands-on projects and thoughtful insight abo… read more

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  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
Cover of Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust

22. Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair

By: Mercury Stardust

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller Don’t panic—Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma’am is here to he… read more

Similar categories in Mercury Stardust's Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • reference
  • nonfiction
  • how to
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23. The Geometry of Hand-Sewing

By: Natalie Chanin

4.46

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In The Geometry of Hand-Sewing , Natalie Chanin and her Alabama Chanin and The School of Making tea… read more

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  • crafts
  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
Cover of How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn by Beth  Smith

24. How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn

By: Beth Smith

3.96

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

Expert Beth Smith teaches you everything you need to know to spin your own yarn, from choosing a sp… read more

Similar categories in Beth Smith's How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes by Lily Fulop

25. Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes

By: Lily Fulop

3.76

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Repair your favorite socks with style, add flair with personalized patches, and turn ripped jeans i… read more

Similar categories in Lily Fulop's Wear, Repair, Repurpose: A Maker's Guide to Mending and Upcycling Clothes book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
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26. Mend & Patch: A handbook to repairing clothes and textiles

By: Kerstin Neumüller

4.03

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Learn how to take care of your clothes by mending, patching, and repairing them, so you can extend … read more

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  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • crafts
  • reference
Cover of Make and Mend: Sashiko-Inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate Your Home by Jessica Marquez

27. Make and Mend: Sashiko-Inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate Your Home

By: Jessica Marquez

4.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An exquisite, full-color guide to sashiko, a simple Japanese stitching technique that uses stunning… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Marquez's Make and Mend: Sashiko-Inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate Your Home book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to
Cover of Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious Imperfection: The Art of Japanese Mending & Stitching by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby

28. Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious Imperfection: The Art of Japanese Mending & Stitching

By: Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Fall in love with boro & sashiko stitching Combine hand stitches to create dramatic, unique designs… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby's Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious Imperfection: The Art of Japanese Mending & Stitching book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
Cover of The Art of Repair by Molly Martin

29. The Art of Repair

By: Molly Martin

4.27

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

For Molly Martin, it all started with a pair of socks. Her favourite pair. When the heels became th… read more

Similar categories in Molly Martin's The Art of Repair book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • fashion
"Wabi-Sabi is ... beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It calls on us to appreciate the ageing process: the crack in the vase or the wrinkle on the face are there to be accepted, even celebrated, …"

-Molly Martin, The Art of Repair

Cover of The Mending Directory: 50 Modern Stitch Patterns for Visible Repairs by Erin Eggenburg

30. The Mending Directory: 50 Modern Stitch Patterns for Visible Repairs

By: Erin Eggenburg

4.08

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This mending directory includes an envelope of reusable iron-on transfers! Repair your well-love… read more

Similar categories in Erin Eggenburg's The Mending Directory: 50 Modern Stitch Patterns for Visible Repairs book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
Cover of Darning: Repair Make Mend by Hikaru Noguchi

31. Darning: Repair Make Mend

By: Hikaru Noguchi

4.42

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Climate and economic change is making many of us rethink the ways we use resources by reusing and r… read more

Similar categories in Hikaru Noguchi's Darning: Repair Make Mend book and Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald's Modern Mending

  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • sewing
  • reference

19 Best reference books like Modern Mending by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

Transform Your Habits

Mend It Better: Creative Patching, Darning, and Stitching

Kristin M. Roach

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Nina Montenegro

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Modern Mending

Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

4.59

Transform Your Habits

Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things

Jenny Wilding Cardon

4.05

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Transform Your Habits

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power

Rachel Rodgers

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

Jenara Nerenberg

3.84

Transform Your Habits

How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job

Sally Helgesen

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

Devon Price

4.44

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