Sashiko and Boro. For some reason, many people think that Sashiko and Boro are two separate techniques in Japanese stitching. I have been sharing what these words mean to us on SNS, Youtube, and my website since 2015. You probably know it already, but let me rephrase it again. ☆…
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“Boro (襤褸)” in Japanese has several meanings. It can be a used & worn piece of f
“Boro (襤褸)” in Japanese has several meanings. It can be a used & worn piece of fabric, as you know. Boro can mean “Horse droppings”, and it can be Onomatopoeia. Each meaning has a sense of “dirty” and “poor”. Some of the Sashiko artisans I knew never wanted to touch…
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The word “Boro (襤褸）” is often misinterpreted (mis-translated) in English. I shar
The word “Boro (襤褸）” is often misinterpreted (mis-translated) in English. I share many stories about Boro here and there. One critical message is that “Boro” never becomes a verb in Japanese. ☆ Not so long ago, dealers redefined the value of Boro. Today, “Boro” became a very expensive piece of…
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Photos are the “Boro” in progress. Yes. We are making “fresh Boro” out of “swatc
Photos are the “Boro” in progress. Yes. We are making “fresh Boro” out of “swatches that didn’t become Boro”. Not only the patchworking but also including “using” and “mending” to be Boro. ☆ I read the news of Forever21 filing Chapter 11. The article was concluded that the “taste” of…
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In searching for photos of Sashiko/Boro, you may have wondered, “What is the Aut
In searching for photos of Sashiko/Boro, you may have wondered, “What is the Authentic Boro if what we do is ‘Boro-Inspired’ patchwork…?”. The Authentic Boro can be found in the Japanese history – created by many centuries and poverty that they had to use the textile heavily and kept mending…