Stitch Collection

Boro refers to the “patched and mended fabrics” that were sewn from rags and patches of indigo-dyed cotton into clothing and bed covers by Japanese peasants during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Each garment would last long enough to be passed down through generations. Our interpretation of Japanese Boro features an intricate multi-pick weave designed to emulate the layered dimensionality of traditional, artisanal technique.

Crazy Quilt is a Victorian patchwork craft through which various pieces of cloth were stitched together and celebrated at the seams using decorative embellishments such as “feather, herringbone, fly and chain.” The concept of “crazy quilting” originated during Colonial times when early settlers had to repurpose their worn-out coverlets and bedclothes. Our Crazy Quilt fabrics removes the patchwork and focuses on the stitching by using a boucle yarn that looks like embroidery on the surface of the fabric.

Darning refers to an embroidery technique called “pattern darning” in which embroidery threads are interwoven into the ground fabric. the length of the stitches may be varied to produce geometric designs. In an effort to emulate the handmade version, we interpreted this form of embroidery art with a multi-layer matelasse construction that receives its embroidered elements from a tight ground weave and heaver, half-layer yarn.

Embellish refers to the elaborate decorations and stitches used to embellish quilts. Buttons, lace, and ribbon were frequently used. Animals and flowers seem to be the favorite embroidery themes. Some quilters believed that embroidering a spider on its web would bring good luck to the quilter.

Friendship Quilt refers to a quilt made by a group of friends, with each participant making and signing one or more of the patchwork blocks. Our Friendship privacy curtain fabric consists of many geometric shapes or blocks in a dramatic large-scale multi-colored rendering.

Kantha is an embroidery technique used by Bengali women for centuries to repurpose remnants from saris into quilts by layering them together using running stitch. The artisans of Kantha either told a story or imparted wishes for loved ones through their quilts. These women would sometimes “autograph” their pieces to indicate their relationship with a recipient of the kantha. our Kantha interpretation uses a thick boucle juxtaposed with finer yarns to mimic the original quilts.