这本手册为任何想掌握补、改、修衣服的基本技能的人提供了所有必要的知识。安娜·德·利奥用通俗易懂、简单明了的语言讲解了最常见的服装修补方法，如缩短裤子、缝合线重做、穿孔、缩短衬衫袖子等。从学习手工做针线到使用缝纫机，作者通过简单的文字和有用的照片引导读者完成整个过程，证明缝补很容易。书中还包括技术术语表。有了这本DIY指南，读者不需要专业裁缝的帮助就能进行改制和缝补。虽然这是一本基本的手册，但也包含了更复杂的修补方法，拥有更高级技能的人可以应对。

This manual provides all the necessary knowledge for anyone who wants to acquire the basic skills for mending, altering and fixing clothes. Anna de Leo explains in easy to understand and simple language the most common clothing repairs, like shortening pants, a seam to be redone, darning a hole, shortening the sleeves of a shirt, etc. From learning to do stitches by hand to using the sewing machine, the author guides the reader throughout the process by simple texts and useful photographs proving that mending is easy. The book also includes a glossary of technical terms. With this DIY guide, the reader will be able to alter and mend without the need for a professional tailor. It's a basic manual, but also contains more complicated fixes that people with more advanced skills can tackle.