The following examples of boro stitching may propel you to create your own garment that combines the Japanese mending technique  with raw-edge appliqué and fabric layering. You can learn the process of creating this type of jacket or other boro-stitched garment from “Boro Composition” by Rae Cumbie of Fit for Art Patterns, in Threads #228, Winter 2024. In the article, Rae walks through how she made one jacket using this slow-stitching technique coupled with the other techniques. Now, she shares these additional examples—a vest and second jacket.

Rae made these garments by layering complementary fabrics from her stash.

Boro-Stitched Vest

 

Boro-Stitched Jacket 

 

For additional information about boro stitching, see “Learn the Art of Japanese Boro for Garment Quilting,” by Mary Ray, Threads #195, Feb./March 2018

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Photos: (model) Jack Deutsch; (all others) Mike Yamin.