It was a fashion horror story: A customer brought in a Comme des Garçons suit from the 1990s, dotted with dozens and dozens ...

Cross stitches in brightly coloured thread, patches of wholly different material, and a bit of ornamental sashiko for good measure, the visible menders transform their wearisome clothes into wearable ...

This is my ninth year of planning the adult summer reading program. This year’s theme of “Color Our World” coincided with me having an assistant who has mad crafting skills.

“Sashiko” roughly translates to “little stabs” and gradually transformed from a means of mending and insulating outerwear to a decorative art that followed intricate diamond, fish scale and check ...

There is a section on the Japanese stitching technique of sashiko, which brings beautiful geometric motives to functionally reinforce a damaged garment. For these sisters, mending is a way of ...

Music, food, fashion, art and environmental action will once again all come together at the free entry Green Hustle Festival ...