Mend Your Way to Sustainable Style: 26 Patchwork and Embroidery Projects for Personalized Sewing

Sewing Workshop: Wardrobe Facelift invites readers to join the growing movement of conscious fashion by learning to upcycle, repair, and reinvent their clothing. In a time when sustainability and self-expression matter more than ever, this book offers a creative and empowering alternative to fast fashion. It provides 26 engaging projects that transform everyday garments into unique, wearable art using techniques like patchwork, Boro stitching, embroidery, appliqué, and more. Each project is designed to be approachable and low-cost, requiring only basic tools--a few needles, scraps of fabric, and the desire to give your clothes a second life. Whether it's hiding a stain with a hand-stitched motif, lengthening a pair of favorite pants, refreshing a faded shirt, or turning a basic t-shirt into a statement piece, this book makes the art of upcycling accessible to everyone, regardless of sewing skill level. With beautifully styled photography and detailed step-by-step instructions, the projects are applicable to both men's and women's clothing and can be adapted to suit nearly any item in your closet. More than just a sewing book, Sewing Workshop: Wardrobe Facelift speaks to the therapeutic joy of slow stitching and the satisfaction of turning something old into something you love again.

Author: Cosabeth Parriaud
Publisher: Landauer (IL)
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.91h x 7.33w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781639811564

About the Author
Parriaud, Cosabeth: - Cosabeth Parriaud is recognized in the world of patchwork as a designer, teacher, artist, and author. She designs projects for specialized magazines and fabric publishers. She has been passionate about upcycling and recycled fabrics for several years. She is also one of the teachers of the Artesane.com platform and teaches various subjects on patchwork in France and Europe.Known for her work on color and transparency, she has been involved in the "contemporary patchwork" movement from the beginning and her quilts have participated in the largest exhibitions in France and abroad. Cosabeth is the author of the book Le Patchwork published by Marabout in 2022. She has also co-written three books: Les Patchworks du Rouvray (Martingale/ T.P.P), Patchwork, Les bases (LTA) and Provence, Quilts and Cuisine published by C&T in English.