Crusted Crest pillows and the worn areas where

and the worn areas where the darker indigo shows through

also known as sumizome

I had never found anything quite like these fabrics

I like the way the 34" × 14" down alternative insert gives it its shape and presence

and what stayed with me was the amount of original mending still present in the fabric

Crusted Crest pillows and the worn areas whereCrusted Crest began as four separate tsutsugaki panels that I sewed back together. Theyre dyed with bengala iron oxide, which is what first caught my attention. Its rare to find tsutsugaki panels dyed this way, and the color really drew me in. I was especially drawn to the tattered areas, particularly around the family crest. The fabric is so worn that I imagine it must have been hung outside for years to reach that level of distress. Theres something