A new mending book is about to land in bookshops around the globe, and it’s something really special. It’s the creation of regular CYT guest and mending expert, Jeanna Wigger, and super experienced mending volunteer and organiser, Mary Morton. In this episode, we’re going to hear all about how this excellent book came to be written by two women who had never even met each other, and exactly what makes ‘Stitch it, Don’t Ditch it’ so significant in the mending book genre. 



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Jeanna Wigger can be found @thepeoplesmending on Instagram. Jeanna also has an excellent Substack. 



Mary Morton can be found @edinburghstreetstitchers and @mvm13 on Instagram



Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna:




Ep. #115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna Wigger



Ep. #132: A Season of Mending with Jeanna Wigger



Ep. #135: How to Triage Your Mends with Jeanna Wigger



Ep. #163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna Wigger



Ep. #190: The Four Tendencies and Sewing with Jeanna, Kim & Lise 




Mary volunteers at the Shrub Coop, a ZW charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland (@shrubcoop on Instagram). 



Find and pre-order their new book, ‘Stitch it, Don't Ditch it’:





Suzi Warren is the creator of the Street Stitching movement:





Mary was a guest of the long running Woman´s Hour BBC radio show. 



Mary and Jeanna regularly recommend the ‘Repair What You Wear’ website to would-be menders. Also @RepairWhatYouWear on YouTube. 



They made the following videos mentioned in the episode:




A Guide to Teaching Mending Skills



How to thread a needle (right handed)



How to thread a needle (left handed)

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