Living in a culture where fast-fashion is rapidly growing, clothing has become dispensable and lost it’s meaning to the wearer. Buying, wearing and disposing has become the common life-cycle of clothing. Inspired to create the opposite, this collection is composed of pieces that are one-of-a-kind, explore handmade textile techniques and have an emphasis on the history and process of those techniques. In doing so, the collection proves the value of the handmade.
Japanese Sashiko
Inspired by the dyeing, quilting and patchwork techniques of Japanese fisherman’s coats, known as sashiko no donza, dating back to the Edo period.
Garment design (including pattern-making and construction)
Sashiko (Japanese quilting), clay resist screen printing, patchwork, and natural indigo dyeing including: growing, harvesting, and extracting pigment to create natural indigo vat dye, on cotton sateen and recycled fabrics.
“Surrounded by the blue waters of the Inland Sea, fishermen living on the island of Awaji wrapped themselves in handsome coats that recalled their environs with waves of indigo-dyed fabric surmounted by whitecaps formed of quilting stitches.”
Coordinating
Wall Hanging
Clay resist screen printing, indigo dyeing on hand sewn patchwork tapestry made of recycled fabrics
