Wandering Stitches: The Art of Japanese Boro (ぼろ) and Sashiko (刺し子) with Emma Cassi.
€150.00
Originating in the Edo period (1600s - 1868) Boro (ぼろ) and Shashiko (刺し子) we’re two methods through which japanese working people of the time mended and reinforced their clothes. Patchwork textiles made with the commonplace colours and fabrics of the time, and decorative embroidery that was meant to give warmth during cold rural winters and add weight to the areas of people’s work clothes that would fray with wear and tear.
Preserving each piece through the years of their life; even if it was done just to be economical (as clothes were more of an investment then) it involved treating textiles in a profoundly different way, as something to maintain, adorn, and tend to: as Something of value.
Participants will work with plant dyed recycled silk and cotton, learning the Japanese technique of mending textiles.
Through slow stitching, we will reflect on the beauty of reuse, patience and personal creativity.
We will learn to repair garments with running stitches for beautiful visible mending. We will be making a A4 patchwork piece, mixing shapes and colours to create a patchwork then applying different stitching (Sashiko) patterns.
All Materials are included.
Vintage fabrics dyed with plants, mud and powders, silk, linen and cotton with a collection of vintage threads.
Participants who wish to mend old clothes are welcomed to bring some garments.
No experience required.
Details:
-Duration: 4 Hours.
-Maximum participants per workshop: 12
Date:
Originating in the Edo period (1600s - 1868) Boro (ぼろ) and Shashiko (刺し子) we’re two methods through which japanese working people of the time mended and reinforced their clothes. Patchwork textiles made with the commonplace colours and fabrics of the time, and decorative embroidery that was meant to give warmth during cold rural winters and add weight to the areas of people’s work clothes that would fray with wear and tear.
Preserving each piece through the years of their life; even if it was done just to be economical (as clothes were more of an investment then) it involved treating textiles in a profoundly different way, as something to maintain, adorn, and tend to: as Something of value.
Participants will work with plant dyed recycled silk and cotton, learning the Japanese technique of mending textiles.
Through slow stitching, we will reflect on the beauty of reuse, patience and personal creativity.
We will learn to repair garments with running stitches for beautiful visible mending. We will be making a A4 patchwork piece, mixing shapes and colours to create a patchwork then applying different stitching (Sashiko) patterns.
All Materials are included.
Vintage fabrics dyed with plants, mud and powders, silk, linen and cotton with a collection of vintage threads.
Participants who wish to mend old clothes are welcomed to bring some garments.
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