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Learn how with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quickthornbooks.com\/pages\/hikaru-noguchi\"\u003eHikaru Noguchi \u003c\/a\u003eand her books on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarning Socks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond Darning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e featuring decorative mending and patch-making. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd a mushroom or a darning kit and you're on your way to being a true mender.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beyond-darning","title":"Beyond Darning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful new darning book is translated from the Japanese book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarning Brooches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Hikaru Noguchi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete with full step-by-step instructions for beginners and creative inspiration for the more seasoned darner from the queen of mending.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe id=\"b2lembedFrame\" width=\"1002\" height=\"752\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.book2look.com\/embed\/jVT8kGSraC\u0026amp;euid=342418846\u0026amp;ruid=0\u0026amp;referurl=www.book2look.com\u0026amp;refererpath=admin.book2look.com\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Quickthorn","offers":[{"title":"Softback","offer_id":54762558030169,"sku":"9781068321542","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":54766751252825,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/5169\/2121\/files\/Beyond-Darning_HighRes_Cover.jpg?v=1768479641"},{"product_id":"on-mending","title":"On Mending","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelia Pym explores the varied evidence of damage: how repair draws attention to the places where garments and cloth wear down and grow thin. 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