{"id":63091,"date":"2021-02-28T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T08:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=63091"},"modified":"2021-02-28T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T08:46:39","slug":"boro-sashiko-sewing-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/boro-sashiko-sewing-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mending with Sashiko Inspired Sewing Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Repair your damaged and worn out clothing with a mending technique inspired by Japanese sashiko stitching.<\/p>\n

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In Japan, sashiko mending is a technique of repairing torn clothes. It was originally born out of necessity by people who had not the financial means to buy new fabric or clothing.<\/p>\n

A farmer\u2019s wife would repair her husband\u2019s clothing with sashiko, and kept up this practice throughout life.<\/p>\n

When the husband would retire his son would step up to take care of the farm, and to literally wear his father\u2019s work clothes, which are still durable thanks to a lifetime or reinforced sewing.<\/p>\n

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For those of us living in a disposable society and wanting to do so much better, it\u2019s actually good to look at how people have managed when life was challenging.<\/p>\n

It gives me great hope that there are sustainable options for living on this planet without giving up on things that we like.<\/p>\n

Sashiko is most definitely one of those solutions. As one who will wear their favourite clothes long after the holes have appeared, I\u2019m keen to apply the practice of sashiko mending to my wardrobe.<\/p>\n

In the past I have repaired torn pants by using a free motion\/darning foot on my sewing machine. I don\u2019t mind the free style stitching that results, but it\u2019s not going to have the finesse of sashiko stitching.<\/p>\n

Read about why I think mending is so important<\/em> \u2013 Let\u2019s Talk about Mending<\/a><\/p>\n

An opportunity presented itself when my beloved, yet cheaply made denim pants tore at the knee. Let me show you how I repaired the pants.<\/p>\n

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