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Now in paperback, this beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them. Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, you’ll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro (creators of the popular @TheFarWoods) that encourage you to change your consumption habits, celebrate a sustainable, intentional lifestyle, demonstrate mending as a powerful act that not only strengthens the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. Beginners and Seasoned Sewers will find: Basic Mending Skills - how to thread a needle, how to tie knots, and basic stitchesSashiko - a striking Japanese hand-sewing technique for reinforcement and decorationDarning - plain weave, swiss weave, crocheted patch, knitted patch, and needle-felted patch Patching - the best three ways to patch holes how-to guideMending Tutorials by Item - down jackets, shirt cuffs, and linenOther Common Repairs - snags, buttons, belt loops, leggings, pant pockets, and moreSewing Beyond Mending - hemming pants, taking garments in, and adding pocketsExtend the life of your favourite clothes and beloved household items with mending with this timeless and practical guide to cherishing and caring for our belongings. This paperback edition includes French flaps which function as built-in bookmarks!

Find your way back to calm, creativity, and connection—even when the world feels overwhelming.In an age of artificial everything, Worry Medicine offers something real: simple yet impactful practices that quiet the low hum of anxiety and awaken you to the web of support all around you.This isn't another book that promises to eliminate your worry. Instead, it teaches you something far more powerful—how to live with worry in ways that nourish rather than deplete you. Because with a worried, exhausted mind, there's hardly room for the creative dreaming needed to build the more beautiful world we all long for.Worry Medicine is your respite—a place to interrupt nighttime spiraling, soothe sensory overwhelm, and remember the peace and abundance that is possible. Open to any page and discover grounding practices, empowering perspective shifts that loosen old knots, and spiritual nourishment in the form of lush artwork.Writer and visual artist Nina Montenegro has created an expansive toolkit that doesn't limit you to one healing modality. Through guided meditations, accessible art-making, grounding body movements, and time-tested rituals, you'll cultivate resilience and discover how connecting with nature and living your purpose become sources of healing you can access anytime.Designed to be returned to again and again, Worry Medicine is an invitation to transform your mental health, creating space inside yourself to nourish the vital seeds of personal and collective change.

“A note-takers dream. . . . These botanically themed BuJos will help you keep track of your gardens and the natural world. . . . the format is orderly but flexible to suit your style. The illustrations beg to be colored.” —Country GardensA Year in the Garden is for vegetable gardeners, plant fanatics, and everyone looking to track the success of their gardening year. Organized by season, it features blank monthly calendars and weekly planners, productivity tools, a dot-grid on high-quality paper, a ribbon marker, lay-flat binding, and an elastic closure. Filled with ample space for note taking and doodling, illustrations for coloring, and tons of creative exercises and prompts, it is a must have item for your gardening tool kit.