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Sherrie loves color!: Japanese boro jackets in Shibori Dragon Boro Jacket, Sashiko Jacket, Japanese Boro Textiles, Dragon Quilt, Japanese Boro, Boro Stitching, Japanese Jacket, Meiji Era, Japanese Sewing

I wandered into the Shibori Dragon quilt store in University Place, WA, today to get some hand-dyed wool and was blown away by the boro jacket collection hanging on the walls. I got permission from Becky, who has been collecting the treasures for about 25 years, to take photos and put them on the blog. Boro ("ragged") jackets are Japanese clothing mostly from the 19th and early 20th centuries that have been heavily patched and mended. The fabric is indigo dyed and the stitching with thick…

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notjustnat creative blog: Tokyo 2018 Japanese Boro Textiles, Boro Stitching, Make Do And Mend, Contemporary Textiles, Aomori, Rei Kawakubo, Japanese Embroidery, Japanese Textiles, Creative Blog

I had been meaning to blog about my Tokyo trip straight after the Kyoto post, but I have been too busy since we returned from visiting our new home in Canberra at Easter. So here it is at long last: Tokyo post! We travelled from Kyoto to Tokyo on the Shinkansen bullet train. The train ride was enjoyable. Our son and his family were with us. We were well prepared for our train trip. The grand-kids got books and toys to keep themselves occupied. I had a bag of sewing and some snacks for all of…

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Sashiko Designs, Diane Ericson, Quilt Jackets, Sashiko Jacket, Quilted Jacket Pattern, Boro Stitching, Quilted Shirt, Sashiko Pattern, Wearable Art Clothing

And so it is….the Year of the Ox begins. I'm ready for the world to unfold for us all in this new year!!! Time for a new jacket, celebrating the spring, to wrap myself in. Hand-stitching in white sashiko thread on blue gauze with a light layer of batting was the evening project that called me as time moved us forwar

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