Back to Work

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Back to Work

Back to Work uses vintage French chore clothing in faded moleskin, and what stayed with me was the amount of original mending still present in the fabric. I added a couple of repairs where the cloth needed support, keeping everything on the surface sewn by hand.

There’s a nice contrast between the two sides. One is dense with repairs, while the other is mostly plain moleskin with a small repaired area near the top.

The pillow comes with both the cover and insert, and closes with a zipper. The cover measures 15" wide × 15" high. With the 18" × 18" insert shown, it measures 15" wide × 15" high × about 5" deep. The insert has a cotton cover and 100% polyester fill.

Lovely distress makes this pillow special.
Back to Work

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Other works from the studio

Nearby works that carry the same language of wear, repair, and time.

Second Shift

Second Shift

Second Shift began with a pair of vintage French workwear pants in heavy cotton, and what attracted me was the original darns and repairs in a mixture of blues. I left the earlier repairs visible and added a some of my own where the cloth needed reinforcement. All of the stitches you see on the outside were sewn either by the original repairer or by me.

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Carry Through

Carry Through

Carry Through transforms a pair of vintage French chore pants in black moleskin with repairs unlike any I had seen before. In more than a decade of collecting, I had never come across mending this extensive on black moleskin.

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Daybreak

Daybreak

Daybreak takes vintage French chore pants in faded moleskin cotton and turns them into a long, fully hand-sewn scarf. I kept the original darns and repairs visible and added a couple of my own where the fabric needed reinforcement.

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