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.
I have been upcycling denim jackets, with various embellishments, for a while. For example, below are some recent ones. For whatever reason, I have been inspired to embellish another, with an aesthetic that I would describe as abstract medieval. In particular, I like some of the bizarre characters. I also like the organic vine-like backgrounds.
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I have done quite a bit of work with Sashiko, directly onto clothing, as well as Boro Sashiko. Below are a few examples of sashiko embroidery from Glen and I, that has been stitched directly onto thrifted shirts. This time, I had a vision of a sashiko shirt with more of a patched or Boro
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