@Alien_Sunset I mean... I know you know about #sashiko. Is that not something you'd want to use here? Here's my jeans that I've been adding more sashiko to every few weeks now (
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The crotch area is especially worn. A common problem for Dutch cyclists. I found putting sashiko everywhere distracts from the sashiko there 
There's some blue water-soluble marker staining that I used to draw the grid. That'll wash out next time I wash them.
#sashiko med blå og lyserød #dmc uldgarn. Synes ikke det blev helt lige. 
Final update of the #hitomezashi #sashiko pattern I was making for this patch pocket. Now the next thing to do is actually making the patch pocket and attaching it.
Added Math::Polygon to my Perl and I can now generate the Fibonacci snowflakes including their sashiko innards. Here are the order 5 and 6 snowflakes.
A while back, @gwenbeads posted about the book “A Stitch in Line: Mathematics and One-Stitch Sashiko” by Katherine Seaton, and it was so relevant to my interests I had to get hold of it. I’ve been working through it ever since, stitching the samplers and playing with the maths.
I’m currently paused at the end of chapter 8 as I wait for new thread (Retors d’Alsace!!!) to arrive for the next sampler. Here’s a photo of all my samplers so far, done on my hand-dyed muslin scraps; my plan is to patchwork them all together into a hanging once I’ve finished.
Gwen’s review of the book is in a paywalled journal, but she’s put a link to free copies (of the review, not the book) here: https://mathstodon.xyz/@gwenbeads/114094206288896863
@bammerlaan@pixey.org @sewing Tagging #hitomezashi made me find out about @HitomezashiBot. How cool! I'd seen their website before but I didn't know they were on Mastodon, too.
Hitomezashi patterns can be randomly generated like this, but that does make actually putting them on fabric harder, I'm thinking!
@bammerlaan@pixey.org @sewing Further process pictures of the thrilling development of this #sashiko patch pocket. Doing this on the train to and from a Groningen concert turned out to be a good activity.
The back of #hitomezashi sashiko is supposed to look as neat as the front, with the excess thread tucked between two layers of fabric. I don't have two layers of fabric, but you'll only see the front, anyway. So 
@bammerlaan@pixey.org @sewing A little progress pic of the #sashiko pattern. Going for a hitomezashi pattern, a specific type of sashiko. See for an explanation: https://www.athreadedneedle.com/blogs/blogs/what-is-hitomezashi-and-how-to-do-it
Nutze den Tag mit Erkältung auf der Couch für Reparaturen. #SlowFashion #Sashiko #Mending #Reparieren
Helemaal zen door dit YT kanaal:
https://youtu.be/s-xyy8N0jL0?si=_UYQeYpc5VSEYL6l
Binnenkort toch nog maar weer eens wat sashiko-werk starten, al is het maar om restkleding tot schoonmaaklappen om te katten.
Hitomezashi stitch patterns at Numberphile
I’ve just mended a well loved (and worn) merino alpine technical hoodie (holes and failing seams), with red sashiko thread and old wool socks (themselves with holes beyond repair).
It took me some time to remember how to properly do the « blanket stitch » :) but it was the right choice (elasticity, edge management, aesthetics).
Pretty pleased with the result, we’ll see how it holds!
