Boro mending

Boro is a Japanese word meaning “tatters,” originally born out of poverty. Rural women would apply layer-upon-layer of indigo-dyed hemp with running stitches, also known as Sashiko, to patch clothing […]

A boro shirt made by accident, started with dipping a silk shirt in a bleach solution. Patched with various fabric remnants. From Fafafoom Studio.

Make Do and Mend: A Sashiko, Embroidery and Visible Mending Workshop — Carlyn Clark

In yesterday’s post, I described 3 different traditional crafts that share one common thread, the running stitch : Kantha, Boro and Sashiko. Kantha and Boro are traditional patchwork from Ind…

What you need to know before mending your clothing.

In today's world of disposable fashion, we are seeing a resurgance of the art of mending to repair and embellish our clothing.

Some things are just hard to let go of even if I know I should. This shirt was given to me back in 2016 as a gift from a friend who had bought it at a flea market over in the US, and even by then is was ready for retirement as he had to mend some small holes in it. All in all, at that point the shi