Kaketsugi, or invisible mending, is a technique for repairing holes or tears in fabric. The shop is run by a father-and-daughter team: Kataoka Tesshu, with 40 years of experience as a craftsman ...

For thousands of years, all textiles were exclusively made by hand from natural fibres. Whether humble or luxurious, the investment of labour made cloth precious. Accordingly, textiles were regularly ...

Sometimes, mending clothing can also be expensive depending ... members of the Refugee Women’s Workshop) will be on hand to help you repair it!” – Stitch Buffalo ...

All moms did. And a few dads. Most of our clothes were hand-me-downs. They came pre-patched. Clothes that were damaged beyond repair were cut into new patches to fix clothes that could be handed ...