Make It Last: Prolonging and Preserving What We Love

Description

A spiritual sequel to Briggs' DIY handbook Make Your Place, this is a practical guide to prolonging the lifespan of beloved clothes, household objects and even the garden harvest. Packed with useful tips for mending clothes, drying herbs and meat, creating a more sustainable house, preserving a garden's harvest and many more ways to save money, become more self-sufficient and express creativity every day.

Raleigh Briggs is an herbalist, a potion maker, and the author of How to Make Soap, Make Your Place, and Nontoxic Housecleaning. She lives in Seattle.

Make It Last is full of practical advice for do it yourselfers and much recommended reading. --Midwest Book Review Raleigh's tone throughout is as if she is sharing her experience with a peer: never assuming you aren't ready to roll your sleeves up and try it right then and there with no hesitation...the basic tone is inclusive and appealing. It has the feel of a letter; the painstaking handwriting and sweet illustrations drew me in...Appropriate for people who maybe haven't been exposed to DIY before. --Maximum Rocknroll