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A hanten jacket, or “half-jacket,” is what laborers wore in the fields and other work places. Real boro is created over time, generations in some examples. Cothing was made in such a way that it could easily be deconstructed for reuse in making another garment.
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I’ve been sick with a sinus infection that has knocked me to my knees. I’ve done three things? sleep, sit, stitch. Not a bad combination, but really, it’s probably getting time to move. I do have good news though. My boro jacket stitching is coming along. Hours of stitching can really add up. I think
Let’s “boro” together: more jacket slow-stitching Read More »
My little boro fabric is coming along quite nicely. It’s slow, but that’s the idea with slow-stitching. My peeps cannot understand this concept, but their fun doesn’t bother me. I’m enjoying the calm that handwork provides during this time of no studio. We’ve worked out a plan and Richard (poor hubby!) is working diligently to
Slow-stitching: Boro Fabric Beginnings, One Piece Complete Read More »
