ageing techniques see 'wearing in' techniques Amuse Museum, Tokyo 5, 10appliquéraw-edge patches 18, 18, 60reverse appliqué patches 19, 19, 122turned-edge patches 18appliqué hem stitch 20, 23, 23back seams 86backing panels 45, 47, 118-19backstitch 20, 23 bagskomebukuro 7, 31, 50-5messenger 31, 70-80tote 31, 34-41bedding 7, 7, 8, 31, 42, 96-108, 96, 108blanket stitch 20, 25, 25bobbles 54bodo (bedding sheets) 7, 7, 42bodoko (pieced boro cloths) 7, 10, 11, 56, 70bookmarks, reversible 125borders 121 borocontemporary 10-13history of 4-13making 8meaning of 4boromono 7Boudin, Philipe 10box cushions 28, 110-15butted-edge finishes 29, 58buttonholes 80chain stitch 20, 26, 26Cliffe, Sheila 4coasters, chiku-chiku 63collars 4-5, 86, 91-4, 100, 106cornersboxed-out 29mitred 120cotton 4-5, 5, 6, 17cross stitch 20'10' 27random 26, 26cushion covers 49cushions, box 28, 110-15cutting equipment 15donza jackets 7, 8, 19, 82drawstring loops 53, 54, 55dyeing 6, 30, 30edge stitch 20, 24, 25fabric 4-5, 15-17, 30framing 68funzou-e-kesa (Buddhist priest's mantle) 9furoshiki (wrapping cloth) 12futon covers 9, 12, 34, 64, 70gadget slipcases 81greetings cards, Mount Fuji 69half backstitch 23handles 36 hanten (half wear) 4, 6, 7, 23, 31, 82-95hem stich 20, 24appliqué 20, 23, 23hem wipe (susofuki) 25, 76, 90hemp 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 17, 82hems 47, 90herringbone stitch 8, 20, 23, 23, 119hinagata (miniature items) 31, 31chiku-chiku coaster 63cushion cover 49gadget slipcase 81giant pincushion 115 greetings card miniature 69 hinagata hantern 95hinagata yogi 109mini komebukuro bag 55 mini tote bag 41 reversible bookmark 125Horiuchi, Izuho 13, 110horizontal row stitch 27, 28Ike, Akiko 12, 56, 63indigo 6, 30, 30, 50ironing 14itokoki (thread exhalation) 22jacketsdonza 7, 8, 19, 82hanten jacket 31, 82-95hinagata 95jeans 13, 29, 70-81joining techniques 45kakehari clips 21kasuri (ikat) 6, 7, 9, 13, 17, 34, 42, 44, 70, 82, 116Kawakubo, Rei 10kimono (wearing thing) 4-5, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 16, 21,110, 116kise folds 28knots 20komebukuro bags 7, 31, 50-5Kuroha, Shizuko 11ladder (slip) stitch 25 linen 17Maeda, Junko 12makisode (wrapped sleeves) 4marking equipment 14materials 14-17messenger bags 31, 70-80mitred corners 120Miyake, Issey 10Morita, Tadashi 10, 11, 42Mount Fuji greetings card miniature 69 Mount Fuji picture 64-8needles 14noragi (work wear) 4, 4, 6, 7, 50Okamura, Satoro 11omutsu (diapers) 7patchwork 3, 5, 7-9, 8, 12, 13, 17techniques 19-20 persimmon flower stitch 28 pictures, Mount Fuji 64-8 piecing techniques 44pincushions, giant 115pins 14placemats, reversible 56-62, 62Procion 30quilts 11see also yogi quiltsraw-edge patch appliqué 18, 18, 60recycled fabrics 15-16Reece, Gordon 10repairs, boro-style 29, 29rope bundles 10rugs 6, 7running stitch 8, 20, 21-2, 22, 58sakirori (rag weave fabric) 5, 6sashiko 3, 12, 27, 28, 58, 60, 94, 116seams 54, 86, 90, 102second-hand cloth trade 4-5 seed stitch 26, 26sewing machines 15shibui (simple beauty) 9, 10Shoumu Emperor 9side seams 54, 86, 102silk 9, 16, 17sleeves 4, 84, 86, 88-90, 100, 102-3, 105sofa throws 42-8, 46spirals, square 48, 63spiritual protection 9stab stitches 22stitches 20-8starting/finishing 20-1unpicking 16, 16straps 77-8susofuki (hem wipe) 25, 76, 90table runners 31, 116-24tacking 22, 22, 103Tanaka, Chuzaburo 5, 7, 10, 13techniques 18-31thimbles 14, 21'third hands' 15threads 17, 30throws 13, 42-8, 46Tohoku, Japan 4tools 14-17tote bags 31, 34-41mini 41unshin technique 21, 22wabi sabi 8-9wadding (batting) 98, 100'wearing in' techniques 28, 40, 48, 60, 62weaving 6whip stitch 25, 25wool 17Yamamoto, Yohji 10Yanagi, Soetsu 10yogi quilts 7, 8, 31, 96-108, 96, 108zanshi ori (leftover thread weaving) 6, 6, 8, 96.