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Mending Your Cherished Clothes

A little workshop in Minokamo City, central Japan receives countless requests from across Japan to repair damaged clothes. Kaketsugi, or invisible mending, is a technique for repairing holes or tears in fabric. The shop is run by a father-and-daughter team: Kataoka Tesshu, with 40 years of experience as a craftsman, and his daughter Goto Yoshiko. The pair research weaving patterns in fabrics and are able to use a needle to accurately weave threads into gaps as small as 0.1 millimeter. The program follows them as they restore the cherished garments they receive.

English
  • Originally Aired December 19, 2021
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created December 23, 2021 by
    soulflexin
  • Modified October 9, 2022 by
    Deleted User 2390151