What does it mean to me, this "mend"?
I think of thread and needle and a quiet, patient hand (or Benedick's "Serve God, love me, and mend" to hearten Beatrice). And I have become captivated by the art of mending—originally Japanese of course—sashiko, visible mending. Not invisible, as once it was, somehow puritanical. Not trying to hide a fault or flaw, but enhancing the damaged cloth, making imperfections beautiful and part of a new whole.
images: The Work+Shop, Sashiko Visible Mending
Karen Stevens, Tatter (past events, Narrative Mending, a virtual class)
