Showing posts with label sashiko. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sashiko. Show all posts
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Friday, 12 November 2010
Indigo, Boro and Sashiko
The Japanese tradition of stitching, patching, mending and recycling has resulted in a fantastic tradition of peasant, or folk clothing. The ragged, textured result of all the layers of stitching is called Boro.
White mending stitches became a decorative technique of their own, called Sashiko. Intricate patterns were stitched onto woven indigo fabrics creating bold decorative detail.
See Sri Threads blog and gallery for some great items.
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