Bojagi

Pick silk scraps from a tray and sew them seam by seam into a translucent, window-like cloth, matching colour rules and seam allowances to fill a given frame, then fold-wrap an object with it.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea. Some forms of this practice carry deep meaning for the communities who keep it; here we describe the play and the craft only, with respect for its roots.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.