{"product_id":"socks-imaginative-mending-9781068321535","title":"Socks: Imaginative Mending","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelia Pym is an artist darner. Focusing on the concept of sustainability in fashion and our lives more broadly, the book celebrates the everyday act of mending through darning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the book is a vibrant, colourful library of 488 socks, each stitched and darned by the Surrey Square Primary School community in Southwark using industry 'warehouse' waste socks. Children, staff and families of the school, learnt and practised their darning and stitching skills on socks, during a series of 26 workshops facilitated by Pym in early 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe progression of the work from junior school upwards, beautifully demonstrates the dexterity and creativity of the children and how that changes over time., highlighting the importance of practical education for cognitive development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSOCKS \u003c\/i\u003ealso includes Pym's own work for friends and family. Celia is a 'big name' in the art textiles world and her London workshops sell out within minutes. Her previous book \u003ci\u003eOn Mending: Stories of damage and repair \u003c\/i\u003eis a best seller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also coincides with the publication by Quickthorn of \u003ci\u003eDarning Socks\u003c\/i\u003e, the new book by Japanese darning guru Hikaru Noguchi. Noguchi lives in Tokyo, but visits the UK regularly. Mending is increasingly popular as we learn to respect our limited resources and abstain from fast fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelia Pym\u003c\/b\u003e has a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies, specialising in sculpture, from Harvard University, US and an MA in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art, London. She is also a trained nurse.\u003cbr\u003eHer work has been exhibited at Firstsite, Essex; Somerset House, London; Design Museum, London; Wellcome Collection, London; Trading Museum, CDG, Paris; V\u0026amp;A Dundee; V\u0026amp;A London and Textilmuseum, St Gallen. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour Craft Prize\u003c\/i\u003e and the inaugural \u003ci\u003eLoewe Craft Prize\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an Associate Lecturer in Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quickthorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057773670674,"sku":"9781068321535","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6b58e0f-8dad-454b-82bb-0b04f05367e4.jpg?v=1772006410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/socks-imaginative-mending-9781068321535","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}