My latest work features a pink Kimomo that I sources form Facebook Marketplace. I have appliqued some kitsch vintage images, using my usual method of backing them with applique webbing, ironing them on and them zig-zag stitching around the outside. I have then various sashiko templates to lay down the pattern for sashiko embroidery.
What is Boro Sashiko? Sashiko is a Japanese running stitch, usually seen as white cotton on indigo fabric; either in straight lines or as a pattern. Boro Sashiko is sashiko stitching used to mend clothing. Over time, as an item of clothing is mended many times, the effect can be quite beautiful and always unique.
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A Touch of Glamour Now that summer is on the way, I have stopped making woollen clothing and turned my attention to lighter garb. I have been toying with the juxtaposition of military wear and softer, less hostile motifs for a while. In WWII, the nose cone of aircraft would be painted with pinup girls
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