Join us for “Stitches to Hold the World Together: Visible Mending” on Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Building 2N, Room 106 from noon to 2:00pm.
This a stitching workshop will focus on visible mending and the Japanese textile tradition of Boro. Using simple straight stitches, Japanese women developed a sophisticated art form of decorative repair for valuable silk garments that is now celebrated as “boro” or “sashiko” stitching. Come learn about this resourceful response to recycling clothing that has persisted over centuries in Japan. Today, sashiko has become a popular form of artistic expression around the world.
As the high environmental cost of fabric waste has become more evident, many have turned to repairing rather than trashing damaged clothing. One response has been to embrace “slow stitching,” a meditative process focused on the feeling of stitching, and sustainable repair practices in which the repairs themselves become decorative expressive fashion.
Come and learn about the traditions and innovations that are the foundations of “visible mending” — bring some clothing you’d like to mend with expressive stitching, or just something you’d like to stitch on decoratively. We will provide supplies, including a range of interesting fabrics to use for patching. Come be part of a supportive community of stitching and help us hold the world together.
By the Bertha Harris Women’s Center
