As 2021 gathers pace, we look for renewal, hope and handworked items that show care. As Fashion Revolution recently suggested, the new wave of sustainable thinking will be all about… REPAIR.

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INSPIRATION Francli Craftware used marine whipping twine and basket darning to repair much loved shoes for the #reworkblackfriday challenge
MATERIAL Coccoina non-toxic glue made from potato starch and almond oil, £4 (Objects of Use)
TECHNIQUE Shaskiko denim jacket repair (Denim Dudes)

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TOOL One thousand year old Thimble (V&A Collection)
SPECIALIST Rachael South is a bespoke upholsterer and chair caning specialist working from Hackney, London
INSPIRATION upcycled chair from the ‘If Chairs Could Talk’ exhibition by Yinka Ilori, 2015

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HISTORY Quilts made of old clothing by Mary Lee Bendolph b.1935 a member of the famous Gee’s Bend community in Alabama (Grayson Perry)
READ The Art of Repair by Molly Martin, £13.94 , Bookshop.org
EQUIPMENT metal frame clamps, £11.80 per pair, Weaver’s Bazaar

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