Making a Boro-Inspired Patchwork Bag from Scraps, Found Textiles & Vintage Kimono

🛍️ ONLINE SHOP: https://www.bikudesigns.com/ 🎨 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS: https://www.bikudesigns.com/workshops... 🧵 TOKYO CRAFT TOUR & RETREAT: https://www.bikudesigns.com/tokyo-cra... This bag is made entirely from scraps: old clothing, vintage kimono fabric, and bits of found textiles I've been collecting for years. I used a simple bag template from Daiso as the starting point, and just let the patchwork grow from there. For me, this is what slow craft is really about. Every piece of fabric has a history, and sewing them together feels like a small act of preservation. Nothing wasted, nothing rushed. I hope it inspires you to look at your scrap pile a little differently. . 🧵 Fabrics: kimono scraps, vintage clothing, found textiles, indigo, handmade cyanotype 📍 Template bag from: Daiso Japan . Subscribe for slow craft videos from Japan. New videos every month. ================================================== Camera Gear https://www.amazon.co.jp/shop/influen... Amazon Store Front (Japan) https://www.amazon.co.jp/shop/influen... ================================================== 10% off your first jewellery order when you subscribe to the newsletter : https://www.bikudesigns.com/sign-up.html ================================================== Connect INSTAGRAM:   / bikudesigns   FACEBOOK:   / bikudesigns   ================================================== Music and sound effects by Epidemic Sound. Start your free trial here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/su21ps This video is not sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I'll receive a small commission. ================================================== About Victoria I'm Victoria Close, designer, maker and teacher of jewellery, accessories and crafts based in Shimokitazawa in Tokyo. I'm a long-time Tokyo dweller (over 25 years) with a passion for mottainai (the regret of waste when something still has life left in it), vintage thrifting and any kind of craft. This channel is all about my love of crafts, both Japanese and non-Japanese, traditional and modern, vintage shopping, free finds, my atelier and tiny shop and life in Japan. I’d love to see you at my studio in Shimokitazawa soon.