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Once mending starts in fabric, there will not be an ending. The mending is a caring process of the bigger process of using it. The similar principle applies to Boro. There is no ending in Boro. The only way to make “authentic Boro” is keep mending & using the fabric. For that matter, this denim hem that I wear every day may be “(authentic) Boro” in future. ☆ Boro is not the word for technique. Then, how about Sashiko? Sashiko contains some meanings of stitching techniques, but it is not the same. “Sashiko is a word for technique” is not wrong, but insufficient. In Japanese culture, we often focus on “mind” rather than “techniques”. Although “What we can do” in the form of skill & technique is important, “How we approach it” can be more critical in practicing it, especially if it has “Do-道-Way” in the word. Some say Judo in the Olympics is different from Judo practiced in Japan.  ☆ In a culture where “technique” and “result” is supremacy, focusing on “mind” first may be very difficult to understand. However, if one uses the Japanese word from Japanese culture, then understanding “mind” is critical. “Techniques” and “How to” are very fundamental in learning Sashiko. However, it isn’t enough. Therefore, I say, Sashiko is not Art. At least, one shouldn’t use the word “Art” as an excuse to not to learn this “mind” from Japanese culture.  ☆ - - - ☆ デニムの裾の補修。これを刺し子と呼ぶのかは補修してる僕自身が疑問符を投げ掛けたくなるレベルなのですが、好きなデニム全体に刺し子をして、着続けて、ダメージが蓄積されてきたら手を加えるという、この一連の流れがやっぱり好きなんだろうと思います。左が夏前に補修したもの。右が今回補修した所。使っている糸の色や布の種類等もありますが、補修は「使うこと」によって馴染みます。リペア専門の方のお仕事とはまた違うので、すぐにボロボロになる前提での補修です。このボロボロになる前提の補修を繰り返すことにより、襤褸になるのかな……と思ったり。リペア専門の方のお仕事を拝見する度に感嘆と尊敬の思いを懐きつつ、「切り取らない補修」を今後も楽しんでいけたらなぁと思っています。まー、でも、手仕事の補修での限界の布の厚さはデニムで3枚分くらいですね。4枚に2本取りとかだと、針に怒られそうになる。 ☆ 英語圏での刺し子は、とてつもなく「技術」に重きが置かれています。勿論、技術は大切です。でも、心がない技術って、僕はやっぱり好きになれないんです。じゃー、「心があるってどういうこと？」と説明が必要になってくるのですが、その説明がいらない前提を共有できているのが日本文化だと思うので、まだまだ僕の役目は終わらないなぁと思うのです。 ☆ #Sashiko #Animism #JapaneseSashiko #SashikoStitching #SashikoDenim #JapaneseBoro #Mending #刺し子 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI-5cd7pSx_/?igshid=1hz68ih9eondb

Stitch + repair ... Details from the hand-stitched patches we put on few of @laheanes well loved denim styles ... more in the stories. #sashikostitching #vintagedenim #crawforddenimandvintage https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyeWZ3BJ7n/?igshid=dn34txxrhn7h

I found this screen at a local thrift shop and just couldn't pass it up. I've wanted a piece like this for my tiger boys (specifically Atsushi, the one in the green flannel with sashiko stitching) for some time. I finally got them set up last night in a fit of tidying. Dolls from left to right: Hiroki (Dollzone Mo), Atsushi (Dollzone Frelian f-t-m mod), and Son WuKong (Dollzone Megi) #bjd #bjdyukata #bjdkimono #dollzone #dollzonebjd #sashiko #sashikostitching https://www.instagram.com/p/B5twTIQAbjp/?igshid=pvnf3828hace

This amazing kimono robe was made from antique and vintage cottons but the garment itself is contemporary - probably made in the last 10-20 years - by an accomplished (but unknown) Japanese textile artist. (It was bought at auction, so provenance not known.) But since it was recently constructed, it's sturdy and quite wearable! Many shades of indigo along with other earth tones. Each patch is hand-sewn and sashiko stitched, and there are dozens of them. Technically it's a man's kimono since there is no opening under the arms, but could be worn by a woman. It's heavy because it's padded, and it's lined with a smooth indigo-dyed cotton. Many little blemishes and fading that are part of the charm of the vintage cotton scraps that were combined to create this stunning piece.

Succulent inspired sashiko stitching with a glass of 🍷 #mondayevening #sashiko #sashikostitching #handstitching #linen #embroiderylove (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtNN2Legaab/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1od0r9fpe8zh0

Pey from @sashikodenim has been wearing his Razor VJS Japanese Selvedge for 160 days and one soak at day 100. The repairs are all singlehandedly done sashiko style which gives it a unique personality! Do you also want the get your worn in denim repaired sashiko style. Check out his feed and get in touch! Thanks for sending these pictures Pey! 🙏🏻 —————————————————————————— #dutchdenimdiary #denham #sashiko #selvedgesunday #selvedge #sashikostyle #sashikodenim #pey #repair #denimrepair #japanese #handwork #needle #seam #boro #sashikostitching #stitching #denhamthejeanmaker #patch #wornin #drydenim #rawdenim #vjs #razorvjs