Found some old kimono scraps to add a few new layers of patches. I've pulled together mending kits which include scraps of cotton cloth and the indigo dyed, poly core thread I use I'm my mending. The thread is very strong, and the natural indigo dye is perfect with denim. I've also made small skeins of the thread available. Contact me if you're interested in larger skeins of thread. I can dye larger quantities to order.
New layers of patching on much-loved jeans
indigo dyed cottons hand-stitched together
This is where the sleeve meets the body of the jacket, creating some interesting angles and bits and bobs of cloth.
Block printed cotton stitched down
I'm running out of things to say about all this. I sewed some more stitches...
cottons pieced together to mend a torn jacket
Today I went back through and tied off all the dangling threads and finished the odd stitch that was left for later.
Visible mending using scraps of Japanese cotton
Here's the other side of the collar. Now that the collar is finished I can start to work on the sleeves.
day 64, stitch a day, 2017, visible mending
The other side of the collar
collar patched with visible mending
And this finishes up the collar.
visible mending using cottons hand dyed in the indigo vat
Filling in little bits and pieces around the odd corners.
