Boro inspired mending

Boro inspired mending

Mend your clothes in the style of Japanese Boro

By Rob Jones, Romor Designs

Date and time

Mon, 13 May 2024 18:30 - 21:00 GMT+1

Location

Romor Designs

108 Alexandra Park Road Muswell Hill London N10 2AE United Kingdom

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About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Boro (more accurately ‘Boro boro’), meaning ‘rags or tatters’ is the art of repairing fabric using scraps and stitching. A source of shame in Japan for many years, the fabrics are now highly prized and can fetch significant sums. Boro work follows the British wartime tradition of ‘make do and mend’ but was used out of necessity in Japan to prolong the life of clothes and bedding due to extreme poverty and the scarcity of textiles.

In this class you will learn:

  • The history and origins of Boro. Examples of vintage Boro collected in Japan by the tutor will be shown
  • Traditional Japanese stitches and their uses
  • How to use sashiko stitching to enhance your work
  • Practice using visible repair to enhance and strengthen textiles
  • Applique and reverse applique techniques will be shown

Students need to have the following in order to participate in the class:

  • An item of clothing to repair (denim or heavy cotton/linen are best). Wool, silk and synthetic fabrics are NOT suitable for this class.

A kit containing patches, Sashiko needle and thread is provided as part of the class.

Suitable for complete beginners.

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Rob Jones, Romor Designs

Rob’s passion is in finding the new in the old, building on the tradition and centuries of skill that shibori has behind it. He believes in taking work in new directions by combining techniques and inventing his own forms.

A core component of Rob’s work is his love of colour and pattern, which he brings to light in his colour saturated and complex embroidery work. Traditional patterns are broken and reassembled to produce new and original forms.

Rob has a keen eye for detail and only selects the best material from which to make finished pieces. Every piece is assembled with care to ensure a beautiful and unique item that will last.

To this end Rob’s work focusses on providing the structure to contain the organic nature of the dyes and processes he uses and carefully selecting those which will form the most compelling pieces.

Rob starts each day with a meditation to clear his mind and help him to focus on the tasks ahead. Every day is different and unique, much like the work he creates.