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While sashiko can be used to design good pieces of clothing and add lovely patterns, it's mostly used for mending. Instead of discarding that torn piece of clothing or covering it with some else ...
It was a fashion horror story: A customer brought in a Comme des Garçons suit from the 1990s, dotted with dozens and dozens ...
I swallowed my self-doubt and attended a four-hour workshop to learn to repair my clothing using sashiko visible mending. Sashiko is a Japanese stitching style that involves repairing and ...
Khounnoraj, author of the 2020 book Visible Mending: A Modern Guide to Darning ... or seek inspiration from the Japanese embroidery tradition Sashiko. No matter what you try, remember that ...
Sashiko, the art of mending old garments in a therapeutic or holistic manner, is a long-lasting Japanese tradition that prioritizes saving everything and not wasting usable material. Mai Ide, a ...
Sashiko is easy, practical and beautiful – and gaining fans around the world. Bel Jacobs speaks to practitioners to find out more. Earlier this year, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's ...
Sashiko is a method of visible mending originating in Japan during the Edo period. In this two-part workshop, Allie Davis (they/them) will help you mend a garment of your choosing, while giving ...
Among the many inspirations for visible mending is the traditional Japanese art of sashiko stitching used to strengthen, reinforce and patch worn clothing. Sashiko mending is usually done in white ...
The Globe and Mail spoke with five Canadians about how they honed their skills in mending and DIY, and their tips for holding onto belongings just a little bit longer. Kelsey MacDermaid and Becky ...