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À la recherche du temps perdu/The Moment a Garment Begins to Exist
The moment the boundary closes, existence begins. A garment is not born at the moment it is cut.Nor at the moment it is sewn.Even when it takes shape, it does not yet fully exist. A garment begins to exist at the moment it becomes capable of movement. In traditional Japanese tailoring, one of the processes that determines this boundary is fuki .The outer fabric and lining are brought together, and the needle advances while the edge is adjusted by fractions. What takes place
Hamanaka Akiko
Mar 52 min read
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