When mending textiles, the Japanese call it Boro, which translates to rags. It’s a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. It was often performed with indigo textiles on both clothes and sheets. You could track generations of a family along the seams, as the clothes were repaired over and over again and passed on. The beauty lies in the choice of patches and stitches.
This recipe is from my Summer 2015 issue!
You will need:
scissors
iron
fabric scraps for patching
needle
thread
- Trim a hole to a nice round shape.
- Fold back the edges around the hole and iron, or iron back the edges on a patch if you want to sew a patch on top.
- Put the patch behind or over the hole.
- Sew stitches in a decorative way (like crosses or stars) or just straight ones, over the edges of the hole, around the patch and a little bit of everywhere, as you wish.
TIP:
Collect vintage pieces of textile, ribbons, yarns and buttons, and you will be well prepared for some beautiful mending.
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