Mend it!

Those who have torn a well-loved suit, ripped an expensive silk blouse and found that the cost of professional repair exceeds the original price of the clothes; the mothers of children whose activities seem solely designed to put holes in new clothes or those saints among us responsible for the mundane but money-saving tasks of turning worn collars and cuffs will be thankful for this, the first comprehensive guide to clothes repair. Maureen Goldsworthy explains: darning by hand and machine, patching, repairing knitted fabrics whether hand or warp knitted or double jersey, mending with…