

Mend!: an interview with Kate Sekules
Nov 17, 2020
Guest Kate Sekules, author of 'Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto,' discusses the history and significance of mending. Topics include the gendered history of needle making, the value of cloth, ancient mending techniques, contemporary innovative practices, the technique of reverse applique, mending as community and activism, and the responsibility of acquiring garments.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
A Varied Background and Passion for Fashion Studies
02:40 • 3min
Mend: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto
05:27 • 6min
Exploring the History of Mending in the Fashion Industry
11:35 • 24min
Contemporary Menders and Their Innovative Practices
35:09 • 3min
Visible Mending and Reverse Applique
37:59 • 2min
Mending as Community and Activism
39:35 • 19min