sashiko

I have been playing with Japanese sashiko when I have been doing patching lately.  I have needle and thread, bits of linen and one of my darning eggs.  I sit and stitch. 

My Beloved work pants always start to wear out on the legs somewhere.  He is just hard on clothes.  But not a fan of shopping, even if that is a thrift store.  He gets the same upset whether it is a pair of thrift store pants that are ripping to shreds or a pair of concealed carry pants he spent much more on.  This bit of mending is fun for me because I get to learn something new.  He likes it because his pants last longer.

It did take me a little bit to figure it out though.  The darning egg was the breakthrough!  I have more pants to mend when they are clean.  And that patch in the picture?  It and the pants are the same color I noticed when I took dinner out to the shop and ate with the boyos.  Knife makers make dirt.  Knives are the by product.