New beauty in old

Mandy Puttullo is Thread and Thrift.
You may have seen her blog on the side bar.

These images adorn my desktop.

They inspire some current work.

Mandy Pattullo has a sensitive eye for old textiles

and does not shy away

from old, worn and patched.

She uses these forgotten shreds as a base for stitching.

Wear and tear is not a flaw.

it's a story.

Does that philosophy extend to faces?

Sometimes she will unpick old quilts

to their original elements to discover

new beauty inside.

Jude Hill of Spirit Cloth

may be one of the leaders in contemporary boro,

the art and appreciation of make, do and mend.

She has a Whispering Cloth series

of on line classes that are very tempting.

Boro is the Japanese word for rags,
and it's an aesthetic growing more and more in our world too.
Hide your wallet and tape up the clicking finger
if you travel to each little world to find out more.

I warned you.
Because Sri Threads sells antique Japanese cloth,
and has a sale every Wednesday online.

"We do not live an equal life,
but one of contrasts and patchwork;
now a little joy, then sorrow,
now sin,
then a generous or brave action"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meet Giles.
Giles is handmade from 19th century garments
and bits of antique quilts and blankets.

Created by Ann Wood, and evocative
of western style boro.
Ann's blog is beautiful,
generously showing work in progress.

See him being made here.

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