Monday, March 22, 2010

Interesting video about Boro textiles


Wada on Boro: Japanese Rag Textiles Go from Shabby to Chic from Andrew Galli on Vimeo.
"In Japan, mended and patched textiles are referred to as 'boro', or rags. For some time within Japan boro was regarded with shame because these utilitarian textiles are strong evidence of rural Japan's impoverished past. Nonetheless, boro has begun to attract considerable interest outside Japan."

2 comments:

  1. Excellent video; thanks so much for sharing!

    Maggie

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  2. i am glad you found it as interesting as I did. The boro style is fascinating, isn`t it? sure makes you rethink how you are making things.

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