18 must-read nonfiction books like Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! by Noriko Misumi

Cover of Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! by Noriko Misumi

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 …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! by Noriko Misumi , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Mend It Better: Creative Patching, Darning, and Stitching by Kristin M. Roach

1. 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 Noriko Misumi's Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love!

  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to

2. Hallucinations

By: Oliver Sacks

3.97

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty hou… read more

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Cover of The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2) by Jeanne Birdsall

3. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more

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"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

Cover of Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts by Nina Montenegro

4. 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

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  • 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

Cover of Modern Mending by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

5. 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

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  • 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

6. 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

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

7. 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

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

8. 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

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

9. 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

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  • sewing
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • crafts
  • how to
Cover of A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

10. A Minor Chorus

By: Billy-Ray Belcourt

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write … read more

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Cover of Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! by Noriko Misumi

11. 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 Noriko Misumi's Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love!

  • crafts
  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
  • reference
Cover of Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse the Clothes You Love by Arounna Khounnoraj

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

13. 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 Foolproof Flower Embroidery: 80 Stitches & 400 Combinations in a Variety of Fibers; Add Texture, Color & Sparkle to Your Organic Garden by Jennifer Clouston

14. Foolproof Flower Embroidery: 80 Stitches & 400 Combinations in a Variety of Fibers; Add Texture, Color & Sparkle to Your Organic Garden

By: Jennifer Clouston

4.38

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Stitch your very own garden Explore your stitching versatility with this comprehensive guide by lea… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • reference
Cover of Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act by Orsola de Castro

15. Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act

By: Orsola de Castro

4.05

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

Running out of space for the clothes you can't stop buying? Curious about how you can make a differ… read more

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

16. 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

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  • sewing
  • sustainability
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • fashion
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Cover of The Act of Sewing: How to Make and Modify Clothes to Wear Every Day by Sonya Philip

17. The Act of Sewing: How to Make and Modify Clothes to Wear Every Day

By: Sonya Philip

4.26

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A complete guide to sewing simple garments—with four full-size patterns and all the tricks of alter… read more

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  • sewing
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  • reference
  • fashion
Cover of Mend & Patch: A handbook to repairing clothes and textiles by Kerstin Neumüller

18. 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 Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art by Claire Wellesley-Smith

19. Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art

By: Claire Wellesley-Smith

4.07

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch , author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importa… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
Cover of Mending with Boro: Japanese Running Stitch & Patching Techniques by Harumi Horiuchi

20. Mending with Boro: Japanese Running Stitch & Patching Techniques

By: Harumi Horiuchi

4.07

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

One simple stitch can bring new life to hundreds of your favorite things! Boro is the Japanese str… read more

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  • crafts
  • nonfiction
Cover of Beautiful Botanical Embroidery by Alice Makabe

21. Beautiful Botanical Embroidery

By: Alice Makabe

4.24

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Colorful projects inspired by nature: Celebrate the beauty of botanical embroidery with this collec… read more

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15 Top reference books like Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! by Noriko Misumi

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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17 must-read fiction books like A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Transform Your Habits

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Future

Catherine Leroux

3.32

Transform Your Habits

Jonny Appleseed

Joshua Whitehead

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Sleeping Car Porter

Suzette Mayr

3.46

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