Mending Sunday. (Stitching) Speed isn’t really the priority for me. However, it

Mending Sunday. (Stitching) Speed isn’t really the priority for me. However, it is nice that it would take only 3~4 hours to enjoy minor mending for tomorrow’s denim. There are so many approaches to Mending & Sashiko… among those, with learning the “Form”, when I accept the possibility of a lousy result, I skip the process of basting. (Please do NOT skip basting. It is extremely important. If you skip, do it at your own risk, please).
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As the word “Visible Mending” became a trend, I can see many celebrating the mending & showing how they mend it. It is a great trend to appreciate the fabric, but the whole purpose of mending exists in “Keep Using It”. The Japanese originally practiced Sashiko to make fabric stronger so that they can delay future mending. When they needed mending, what they thought of was how they could use it longer & how they can add/repeat mending when it is required again. Once we mend, it is the beginning of a never ending story of stitching. Therefore, I say, Sashiko is a way to add stories to your favorite items – which you would keep using.
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I wouldn’t need this mending if my legs were a bit longer… I guess mending is more realistic than making my legs longer… so I will enjoy the future mending when it comes to the point again.
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普段のデニムの裾に穴が空いてしまって数ヶ月。いい加減、穴の形も保てなくなってきそうだったので、さくっと日曜の夜に補修をば。お客様から預かるものであれば、当て布をアイロンして、しつけして、しっかり刺し子して…と時間がかかる作業なのですが、自分のものだし手元にある布を使うことを前提としてるし…ということで、アイロンもしつけもせずに直縫いです。するとどうでしょう。日曜日の夕ご飯の後の数時間で明日履くデニムの穴が塞がってしまうのです（笑）
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刺し子のブームの中で、「補修を喜ぶ（見せびらかす）」ことが全面に出てきています。布を補修して使うことそのものはとても大切なことですが、補修をする際には「なぜ補修をするのか」という本質を忘れちゃダメだなと思うのです。なぜ補修をするのか？それは使い続けたいから。あるいは、使い続けなければならないから。見た目も大事ですが、同時に機能的な補修も念頭において欲しいものです。このデニムの刺し子、多分3~4年前よね。穴があくまで頑張ってくれました。また明日からフル稼働です。
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2024-06-03 11:57:21

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