🐢 SLOWPOKE SALE!
I have more new products waiting to be listed than I have time to properly list them. Product listings (copywriting and photography) took me ages before I became a mum, and now it's like The Neverending Story.
So I thought I'd make it fun and turn it into a game: race the slowpoke (me)! Enjoy 10% off these new products with stock photos and descriptions, until I can find the time to showcase them properly. Everyone wins, and I can free up some more shop storage space.
See the full sale collection here.
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Hardcover | 2021 | Collingwood-Norris | 9781739901608 | 144pp | 241mm x 196mm
Choose to never throw away a holey sweater again!
Whether you want to learn how to darn from scratch or to refine skills you already have, this mending book offers a fresh and sustainable approach to style.
Blending practicality with creativity, Flora shows, step by step with written instructions and accompanying photos, how to repair holes and ragged edges, add pattern and create something new and beautiful from garments you thought you’d never wear again.
Always reassuring, and using projects selected from her own portfolio and wardrobe, Visible Creative Mending for Knitwear illustrates how to approach the tiniest hole to extensive damage, and everything in between.
No matter your skill level, by following Flora’s instructions and suggestions, you’ll revive your knits, give them a new look and wear them with pride.
Inside Visible Creative Mending for Knitwear:
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what you’ll need by way of equipment
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the best stitches for darning and embroidery and how to make them
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how to mend cuffs, edges and holes
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how knitwear behaves and how to look after it
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colour and design.
“This book is awesome. It has the information I really wanted when I bought 4 other mending books.” -Carolyn
As an independent publisher, I am choosing not to sell Visible Creative Mending for Knitwear through Amazon. I only want to support other independents, and do not wish to be associated with organisations that do not align with my values.
Mending Book Reviews
‘I have devoured your book - honestly, it's been transformative for my mending! “ - Clare
“The perfect balance of inspiration and how-to”- Yanna
“A must have for all aspiring and practicing repairers. So many inspiring examples, such an incredible talent”- Emily
“Beautiful images, cool projects, great explanations” - Mathilde
“The step by steps are so simple and helpful! But my favourite bits are the studies into garments that you’ve tackled. Stands apart from any other creative ‘how to’ book” - Cara
“Such a beautiful and easy to follow book” - Sean-Henry
“ I bought you wonderful book quite a while ago and learned so much from it, I had been taught to darn my my Dad when I was just 10 or 12 and have been darning and mending. Your book was the inspiration I need to be more creative.” - Sarah
Weekly dispatch
This shop dispatches orders once a week so I can do alllll the things – including running this shop and running after two tiny tots – and enjoy my life. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.
Orders placed by 7pm Monday (Melbourne time) will be added to my Tuesday mail run.
Shipping carrier
I ship via Australia Post. If you select Express Post at checkout, it will speed up Australia Post's delivery timeframe but won't speed up my process.
After your order has been packed, you will receive an email notification with your Australia Post tracking number, which you can use to check on the delivery status of your order.
International customers: click here for current Australia Post international delivery timeframes.
Shipping fees
Shipping is currently a flat rate of $12 within Australia ($17 Express Post).
International postage - and duties (for US customers) - is calculated at checkout.
Gift vouchers are delivered electronically and do not require shipping.
International shipping
Shipping to the USA has resumed!
If you are in the U.S. you can also purchase the paperback edition of my book from a bookseller near you. My preferred U.S. online shop is bookshop.org (affiliate link – thank you kindly!), or you can order it from your local bookshop if they don't already stock it.
I do not ship to the United Kingdom / EU, due to VAT regulations that I have yet to untangle. I'm hoping to resume shipping to your part of the world, as soon as I can make sure I've got all the relevant registrations and paperwork sorted.
If you are in the UK you can order the paperback edition of my book online or from your local bookshop.
Local delivery
Customers in Northcote, Thornbury and nearby suburbs (subject to capacity) can select local delivery at checkout. Local delivery is extra-slow and coincides with my kid-wrangling schedule, up to one week after purchase.
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Order packaging
I choose to reuse!
When shipping orders, my first priority is to reuse packaging materials whenever possible: boxes, padded mailers, cardboard, paper, tissue paper, bubble wrap and egg cartons from neighbours, second-hand shops and recycling centres. I cannot guarantee the materials used to ship your order will be plastic-free for this reason.
Recycled packaging
If I don’t have suitable second-hand packaging to use for your order, my next priority is packaging made from recycled materials. It's important to me to support Australian companies making good products from our recyclables, and to make sure that material gets a second life.
Tape
I use compostable, gummed kraft-paper tape to seal my parcels, which is recyclable and compostable. Gummed paper tape is available at most art-supply shops if you want to make the switch yourself!
I avoid plastic tape/stickers where possible, but sometimes I need to use it:
- Express Post orders will have plastic official "Express Post" tape added.
- International orders will have a plastic pocket taped to them, to accommodate paperwork required by customs.
- Orders that include Prym Fray Check will have a plastic dangerous-goods sticker added (which alerts postal workers that it can't travel by air).
Individual product packaging
Every item for sale on this website has its packaging components listed and in most cases photographed, so you can make an informed decision.
Upstream packaging
When I speak to my suppliers I specifically ask that my orders be supplied to me without plastic packaging, whenever possible, to avoid waste and single-use plastic. This isn’t always possible, but I’ll keep asking, forever.
Here's how one of my suppliers has my name recorded in its database:
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