Fiber Art

Visible Mending: Boro Patches and Sashiko Stitching II

Instead of hiding rips and tears on clothing or home decor, the visible mending movement turns them into art. Born from the Japanese art of sashiko, visible mending enables crafters to eschew fast fashion and make mistakes beautiful. In this workshop, students will learn how to mend an item of clothing with a boro patch they’ve previously made. It is recommended that students have taken the first workshop, Visible Mending: Boro Patches and Sashiko Stitching I, but it is not required. For a $10 fee payable to the instructor, students will be provided with a kit including all the materials and tools needed for their mending: embroidery needles, a packet of fabrics and embroidery floss. Students are responsible for bringing an article of clothing to mend.