Bonjour, Aujourd'hui, je vais vous parler d'une technique que j'ai découvert il y a quelques jours, une technique qui m'a intriguée. De passage à ma mercerie (merci Dominique !), j'ai vu traîner sur le comptoir ce qui deviendra une magnifique écharpe...
Superb antique Japanese Boro distressed and patched futon cover repaired and assembled in my Brooklyn studio from multiple fragments and stretched onto Museo ALU-frame museum quality stretcher bars. Beautiful variety of patches dating from the late 1800s to early 1900s with contrasting colors and patterns and a very satisfying amount of distress. Strong, soft, medium weight hand-loomed cotton and hemp fabrics that are multi-layered in most places. Measures 42" wide x 48" high x 2" deep. US shipping rate is estimated based on shipping from the east coast to the west coast and assumes a crate will not be needed. Any excess shipping fees will be refunded. Please reach out to see if shipping may be less based on your US location. If you're outside of the US, please contact me for shipping rates.
I always seem to be shopping for jeans. I can't seem to keep a pair for more than a year. I'm hard o...
While travelling through Yokohama on a recent trip I stumbled across something truly amazing. I’m not normally swayed to purchase something so readily when I’m out […]
In today's world of disposable fashion, we are seeing a resurgance of the art of mending to repair and embellish our clothing.
Closeup view of one of Carol’s favorite antique Japanese indigo boro!
Authentic Boro is an historical textile art, but its techniques are plenty relevant today. Here's info and ideas for making your own boro-inspired art.
Sashiko Folk Embroidery: A Japanese Art Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery using the basic running stitch to create a patterned background. The geometric patterns include straight or cur…
Originally published by Nathaniel on Think or Smile. Few things put me at peace the way Gem Club does. Like staring at the moon, with stars dimming out of focus, clouds at all sides, churning with a rain that never falls—it’s a melancholic kind of contemplation, yet ever-assuring, as I know that this pure, unrelenting beauty lies just out of reach, just one squint away. Gem Club has soundtracked many a late night while I’ve worked on my own art, often making me wonder what types of visual influences might exist behind the sound fueling mine. Christopher has been [...]
Just four more weeks left. 2016 will soon be history Can hardly believe it. I've been looking back over the year and find that some Crumbs just don't have enough stitches on them! I think I will have to rectify that. This month not only do Diane and I have a show at Sissiboo but we also have our Community Art Centre Member's show So I was a bit short of work and decided to quickly frame a few Crumbs. As a result I have decided to collect 52 old photo frames of various sizes remove the glass respray them use them to frame my 2016 Crumbs and show them as a grouping in one of next year's shows.
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Inspired by the often erratic and eccentric stitching found in some Japanese Boro pieces. Made from shot cottons and ikats.
It's just over two years since I began mending my one pair of jeans. The first two patches were over the kneecaps: on the left knee is a ...
(Local country farm path.) I've been growing restless again. I finished making the School Photo series, (I will be showing the final ones in the next few posts) and have been hungering for something new to explore. I close my eyes to see what pops up in my imagination and my brain is filled with foggy bits of stitched and patched textile work. Try as I might I couldn't get what I was imagining into focus, and I wasn't sure what to do. I searched the internet, typing in everything I could think of to hopefully find some existing imagery of what I was only being teased with in my mind. And then finally, yesterday, I found it: Japanese Boro. (Patched and mended folk textiles of Japan). Maybe I should have already known about it, but I am self taught in the school of textiles and still have much to learn. (Thank goodness, as that keeps it fun!) These images came from Sri Threads an amazing resource of antique Japanese folk textiles located in Brooklyn, New York. (I must go!) Finding these images made the fog lift from my head. I think they are beautiful. I am struck by similarities between the Japanese Boro textiles and the quilts of Gee's Bend. I am not sure what will come of it, or how long the excitement will last, (I know I can be rather fickle) but for now, (and what else is there?) I know I want to go play and explore this new/old path a bit... who knows where it will lead?
Choosing the right jeans Most of the mending projects I share are pretty extreme examples of patching using sashiko inspired mending techniques combined with my own stitching style. The examples that I share are either my own jeans or those that I've found while shopping at thrift/secondhand shops and garage sales. Whe
I’ve been really digging the work I’ve seen from Darn & Dusted, a small, one-man custom repair company over in...
I am a fiber artist and a photographer. My fiber work includes using experimental materials, unique techniques, as well as traditional stitch in contemporary ways. I travel the world for photogra…
Have you been looking at images of clothing mended so beautifully, you almost hope to rip a hole in your jeans? But what are the materials you actually need to get started? You are in the right place! I pulled together a collection of materials that I think are a must to get started with visible mending, and how and
It is December! Yes, it is already the end of 2013 and 2014 is just weeks away. And the end of the year is certainly the season to be jolly – and for giving lots of gifts! And what better gif…
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The Silver Stars Lime Opal Kraken. The classic Octopus pendant using one of the best small glass houses offering...GreasyGlass Lime Opal, sprinkled with real silver dust for a magical look. Approx 2.5" long, formed in the torch using no molds and properly annealed in a digital kiln for durability, this one arrives safely wrapped and with an adjustable black cord necklace threaded thru the back leg, ready to give or keep. Handmade glass eye chip gives her such realistic blue eyes, you might want to keep her on her rope, just in case! Really fun and safe to wear, for a truly dramatic look! Stamped on the bottom with the Maker's Mark "M" while still molten. Each of these Octos are Made to Order using only the best quality Boro glass, which means it is made when you order it. So expect small differences as with any original art piece. These are designed to look as good sitting on the shelf or in the fish tank as they look around your neck! #SilverStarsLimeOpal
Elbaite "Mushroom Tourmaline"
The simple strength and beauty of the running stitch for kantha work
While travelling through Yokohama on a recent trip I stumbled across something truly amazing. I’m not normally swayed to purchase something so readily when I’m out […]
