It was named for the traditional Japanese stitching method — sashiko — that its 15 workers use to upcycle secondhand sneakers, including New Balance, Vans, Converse, Nike and even Dr. Martens.

'The Art of Japanese Dyeing Patterns' is a small catalog of sorts on tenugui (dyed Japanese cotton towel) maker Kamawanu, and where the book excels is in its photography.

Made in the late 1800s, the Meiji Period, the fisherman's jacket or donza featured indigo-dyed sleeves and tunic delicately sewn over with white geometric patterns using sashiko, a quilting ...

My patchwork and quilting story began more than 40 years ago. The ‘itch to stitch’ is very strong in our family and I loved to sew from a very young age.

Oshie patchwork gives a 3D form to patterns with the attachment of pieces of cloth, padded with cotton in between, onto thick paper. ... (Japanese original by Tadahiko Mori, ...

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Nyberg became the first person to quilt while in space when she stitched together a 9-by-9-inch (23 by 23 cm) red, white and blue square on board the International Space Station in 2013. Her star ...

Paris Fashion Week sees Japanese designer unveil futuristic digital dresses - that come pre-loaded with 60 patterns Paris Fashion runs until next Tuesday, with show by Anrealage the most-talked ...