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On Delivering Work

by Tomo | April 30, 2024 | Tangible Wisdom | 1 Comment

I found a bunch of offcuts wrapped in the newspaper dated 1989, at my grandfather's studio. They were used to make neckties. It was a way to adapt to the new, contemporary, lifestyle utilising kimono textile. However, the adaptation to the new produced some offcuts,...

Used Cloth Only

by Tomo | January 3, 2024 | Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

Kinuyo said “I only use second-hand cloth.” I knew she did, but never thought it was the “only” material she used. “Or scraps,” she added. “It’s interesting... Think about it: some parts of cloth get picked up to be used for dresses or bags, and some happen to be left...

Excavating the Shape Beneath

by Tomo | July 12, 2023 | Tangible Wisdom | 14 Comments

Old, beloved, used, and softened cloth. A needle and threads. That’s all to begin with. Stitches around the windows where ripped cotton threads come out like feathers. “The mended piece is powerful. More powerful than the original cloth,” Kinuyo says. A stitch...

A Little Prayer Sewn In

by Tomo | January 12, 2023 | Female Creators, Tangible Wisdom | 0 Comments

For Your Loved Ones, And for Yourself The act of sewing is, or used to be, universal. It was a way to make the most of resources we had limited access to. As most of us are now able to purchase clean, new clothes cheaply, the act of mending and stitching doesn’t...

The voice inside her head said ”I don’t want to go back” … and she didn’t.

by Tomo | November 2, 2022 | Female Creators, Life Wisdom | 2 Comments

Where the biggest change takes place A phrase used in an astrology reading like “a big change is coming for you” stirs the image of an external force coming to uproot me from my everyday life to unknown territory. It does sound exciting. I would want to know how and...