SAKIORI
A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TECHNIQUE OF RAG WEAVING.
Sakiori comes from “saki” which means to tear or rip up, and “ori”, which means weave.
IT FOCUSES ON THE VALUE OF RE-USE.
Texture and pattern
speak to me like memory woven into cloth. Each time I unravel a garment, I feel the echoes of its former life — the touch of the person who wore it, the joy stitched into its seams. I wonder where it’s been, what laughter it heard, what stories it holds in its threads. And as I shape it anew, I breathe fresh life into its fabric, letting it begin again — a silent heirloom, waiting for someone else to write the next chapter.
CLUTCH BAG woven using Ava's pajamas and an old RH duvet cover for lining
CINCH BUCKET BAG woven using Ava's pajamas, lining from Aaron's shirt, strap from worn Z.V. jeans
WIP woven using Barb's animal print blouse
WIP woven using Clark's worn shirt
WIP woven using Eve's worn dress
Patterns repeat,
then falter, then reappear, like breath or essence.
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