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What is the difference between sashiko and boro?
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Both sashiko and boro originate in Japan, but they refer to different ways to treat fabric. Sashiko refers to embroidery used to reinforce stretch in cloth and clothing. Boro is a patchwork style of mending. Browse a variety of sashiko and boro garments on 1stDibs.
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Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1930s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An antique Japanese “Boro” textile, composed of layered and patched fragments of cloth from different periods, entirely reinforced with delicate sashiko stitching.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Whether hung on a wall or laid out, this antique fabric adds depth to any space simply by its presence.
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This is a traditional Japanese textile called "boro," made by layering a...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Antique Boro Textile 1900s-1940s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We hope you can appreciate the unique texture of well-worn fabric and the traces of the countless handiwork of countless people.
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This is a traditional Japanese textile called "...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Indigo Boro Futon Cover, Antique Textile Wall Panel, 1930
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare perfect antique collection Japanese Indigo Boro Futon cover : also to use.
The rare antique boros are now valued as pieces of art, therefore they are suitable for wall decoratio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Cotton
$2,434 Sale Price
35% Off
Kantha Handwoven Naturally-dyed Indigo Yellow Green Merino Wool Cushion Pillow
By Pamela Print
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Handwoven on a dobby loom in Pamela's studio using soft merino lambswool and traditional extra weft and inlay weaving techniques, creating an illusory 'embroidered effect, the collec...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Boro Cloth Fragments, Japanese, C. 1900
Located in London, GB
From the Japanese ‘boroboro’, meaning something tattered or repaired, ‘boro’ is the practice of reworking and repairing textiles (often clothes or bedding) through patching and stitc...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles
Materials
Fabric, Textile
