Raleigh Briggs

Save money, save the planet, and craft a sustainable domestic life without relying on smelly, toxic, expensive consumer products. This handwritten and hand-drawn book offers charming tutorials for natural housekeeping and home repair, organic gardening and food preservation, herbal first aid, and mending clothes. It's both fun and accessible, filled with simple skills that anyone can and should learn. From...

Make It Last (2nd Edition) by Raleigh Briggs bridges the gap between life in a disposable culture and the basic skills needed to save money and live more sustainably. This book teaches you how to extend the lives of the things you love by repairing clothing, preserving home-grown food, and even repairing your kitchen sink. Briggs takes her longstanding commitment...