Acknowledgements Introduction 1. What is Boro ? - Repair, Circulation, and the Ethics of Mottainai Patchwork, Quilting Appliqué: Situating Boro within Japan's Craft Genealogy Speaking of Boro : Words, Meanings, and Culture Translation Identity Threads: From Kesa to Boro in Japanese's Patchwork Traditions Sashiko : A Cultural Stitch in Japanese Patchwork Wisdom in Waste: Mottainai and the Treasured Scraps 2. Threads of Time: Tracing Boro's Origins and Cultural Reinvention From Tokyo to Aomori: Searching for the Origins In Search of Boro's Roots: Exploring Aomori's "Missing Heritage" Disaster, Labour, and Poverty: The Textile Born from Humbleness Patchwork Kinship: Bodoko and the Construction of Japanese Ethnicity 3. Rags to Recognition: The Curatorial Rewriting of Boro The "Shameful Rags": The First Boro Exhibition in Japan Anonymity as Authorship: Early Boro Exhibits in America during 1990s Gender, Value, and Voice in Curatorial Narratives Showcasing Boro as New Fashion 4. Becoming Boro : From Rural Survival to Contemporary Fashion Vintage Revival: Second-Hand and the Rise of Boro -Style in Japan Indigo Kinship: How American Denim Shaped Japan's New Boro Aesthetic Luxury Rags: Boro 's Journey into High Fashion Market Stitching Together: Boro Communities and the Co-Creation of Meaning Bibliography Further Resources Index.