#borostitch

I got a question: “Why your Boro and Western Boro look differently?”. Great question. I couldn’t come up with an answer right away. It does look different, and I am not that interested in Boro-inspired patchwork with strong expression. I prefer a piece of Boro, which talks quietly. ☆ I talked to patchwork whatever I had. I was cleaning my working area for the coming up workshop in Lewisburg, and found the recent stitching I did for sampling. Umm. What is the difference between the Boro I (may) make and those from non-Japanese regions. I see many similarities, but differences. It probably require a video to explain. ☆ - - - ☆ 個人的な好みの話ですが、現在非日本語圏で「Boro作ったよー」という作品は、あまり興味が湧きません。例えばですが、#borostitch で出てくるような画像を見て、面白いなぁと思うことはありますが、心を揺さぶられる事はないのです。 面白いのは、友人から「違いは何？」と聞かれて、ふむ〜と考え込んでしまうこと。ぶっちゃけ、補修してるし、パッチワークだし、やってることそのものはそれほど違いません。でも見た目としての結果は、全く違ってくる。なんでだろう。 ☆ 明日の配信はそんな話をしてみようかと思います。あるいは動画でも作ろうかな……。友人には、「ふむ〜」と返事したままなのだけど、なんか大事な話に発展する気がしてきたよ。 ☆ #Sashiko #JapaneseBoro #VisibleMending #Patchworking #Quilting #SashikoStitching #刺し子 #パッチワーク #襤褸 #ぼろ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3veUd9Jx6y/?igshid=mr1e6x1fq8f9

Boro stitch repaired my Vans 🤙 Much more life left in them #repair #reuse #reduce #recycle #borostitch #boro #bluebleublauw (at Amsterdam, Netherlands)

"May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder." - John O'Donohue, "For Presence" . . Sending out love and light to you, dear friends. May our week ahead find us held in love, belonging, and light. . . . . #wholehearted #beloved #belove #hope #light #embroidery #borostitch #wabisabi #kantha #mindfulness #handstitched #mend #mending #upcycle #denim #textiles #recycle #repurpose #simplethings #nothingisordinary #etsyshop #vintage #sustainable #zerowaste #organiccotton

Working on refurbishing this corduroy jacket. It's also my #throwbackthursday At this point I'm adding the patches and basic stitches #visiblemending #borostitch #embroidery #handembroidery

This jacket is over 15 yrs old so it's worn out in a few places. I don't want to throw it out so I'm patching it, using some #visiblemending and some #borostitch

On the day when The weight deadens On your shoulders And you stumble, May the clay dance To balance you. And when your eyes Freeze behind The grey window And the ghost of loss Gets into you, May a flock of colours, Indigo, red, green And azure blue, Come to awaken in you A meadow of delight. When the canvas frays In the currach of thought And a stain of ocean Blackens beneath you, May there come across the waters A path of yellow moonlight To bring you safely home. May the nourishment of the earth be yours, May the clarity of light be yours, May the fluency of the ocean be yours, May the protection of the ancestors be yours. And so may a slow Wind work these words Of love around you, An invisible cloak To mind your life. - John O'Donohue, "Beannacht" . . Dearest friends, I do not think I'll be able to bend and stretch words enough to fully tell of the thin space where I found myself a few days ago. I had this little bit of nothing in my hand. Linen from Latvia, tattered scraps of century-old quilts, and other beloved old fragments. All I had in me to do was a running stitch, my meditation, my soul's balm. It's an unusual piece for me because I don't gravitate toward bright primary colors, but on this day, they found me. And so did the poem above, read by the author in tenderness and strength. His words, in sublime Irish brogue, fell on my ears and over my hands as I stitched. They fell over my exhausted mind. They fell over my aching heart. And Divine Love held me in that place. I felt your hearts holding me. I felt the care of those here with me, walking the long, rocky path before us. I felt myself beloved on the earth. And I was grateful. I am grateful still. All my love, dear ones. . . . . . #gratitude #hope #riseup #shineon #mindfulness #courage #textile #linen #meditation #upcycle #sustainable #vintage #borostitch #kantha #wabisabi #handstitched #nothingisordinary #fiberart #embroidery #simplethings #wholehearted #inspiration #liveauthentic #youareloved #makedo #mend #themendingspace #rustic #recycle

"I simply do not distinguish between work and play." - Mary Oliver . . So excited for the weekend the extra bit of stitching I get to do! Hoping you all have a lovely weekend, too. Sending peace and light . . . . . . #textileart #borostitch #mend #themendingspace #embroidery #kantha #meditation #handmade #wabisabi #linen #inspiration #textiles #details #vintage #upcycle #repurpose #simplethings #theartofslowliving #sustainable #reuse #meditation #stitch #etsyseller #authentic

"The human heart has a way of making itself large again even after it's been broken into a million pieces." - Robert James Waller, "The Bridges of Madison County" . . Sending love and light and hope to you, dear friends. . . . #wholehearted #wabisabi #tenderalchemy #plantlove #healing #hope #belove #beloved #compassion #details #embroidery #fiberart #gogently #handmade #inspiration #borostitch #meditation #mindfulness #mend #rustic #sustainable #repurposed #linen #scraps #textiles #wholeness #themendingspace #stitch #textileart