29 July 2025: Jeanna and Mary are the authors of Stitch it, Don’t Ditch it!

Photo credit to Elaine Pieczonka.
Stitch It provides all basic hand sewing skills and mending techniques to repair garments by hand.

It stands out among other mending books in that it doesn’t presume any prior sewing skills to teach readers functional methods to return their clothing to a wearable condition.

The book draws on the authors’ cumulative years of experience to share with new menders not only how to repair their clothes, but also why to choose specific materials and stitches for a long-lasting repair, fast-tracking readers through years of trial-and-error learning on their own.

Skills are presented with instructions for both left- and right-handed menders, with accessible line drawings accompanying each skill.

The book includes indispensable explanations of fabric types and construction, to guide readers in learning about their clothes, and how those factors influence each repair.

Here is the info for the Australia release:  Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It by Mary V Morton and Jeanna Wigger (Quadrille, $27.99) Out 29th July 2025.