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Hi there everyone I hope you are getting the opportunity to enjoy all this lovely weather. I was recently researching new ways to use up my scraps, when I found a few articles about Boro. According to the V&A website, the word boro is “derived from the Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired”. The technique…
When I was about 14 or 15, I embellished clothes. It started with camouflaging little holes, making them into flowers… No idea about Boro, back then… I never really stopped embellishing, but when I started quilting hell broke loose. I went to a class from Marijke van Welzen, and started embellishing for real.. Then came…
My blue on blue Boro inspired project is finally finished, it took longer than I anticipated with life and procrastination getting in the way. With enforced rest time, I was able me to complete it. From the very beginning I had a clear idea of what I had intended to do with this although I…
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What do you do when you are tired and stressed and life is giving you lemons? No, you do not make lemonade you sew Boro. Sat here on a beautiful afternoon, sun shining with a slight breeze, relaxing on the university campus of Trinity of Saint David’s, in the beautiful Welsh town of Lampeter. What…
While reading the many posts on facebook; I came across Boro, Japanese style patchwork. It intrigued me, as I find myself draw more and more into the world of Japanese textiles. Yet I know very little about them. Susan Briscoe, author and another blogger on this site has a wealth of information on it. So…
