I was pleased to remix the Turtlestitch project which I had previously used to fix my shirt and jersey to repair a torn curtain.
Sashiko is a Japanese embroidery technique to decoratively repair and strengthen old clothes. I had written a Turtlestitch program to stitch a spider’s web to hold fabric together.
![A torn curtain with embroidery stabilising material and ruler.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1061-1024x768.jpeg)
![Torn curtain material with a few hand stitches to hold it together in preparation for repair.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1063-1024x768.jpeg)
![Torn curtain material with a few hand stitches and sellotape to hold it together in preparation for repair.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1065-1024x768.jpeg)
![Torn curtain material with hand stitches and sellotape now clamped into an embroidery frame.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1066-1024x768.jpeg)
![Material in an embroidery machine frame being stitched with three lines of thread.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1068-1024x768.jpeg)
![Material in an embroidery machine frame being stitched with nine lines of thread.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1069-1024x768.jpeg)
![Material in an embroidery machine frame being stitched with lines of thread radiating from a point and cross-connecting lines to look like a spider's web.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1070-1024x768.jpeg)
![Material finished being stitched with lines of thread radiating from a point and cross-connecting lines to look like a spider's web.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1071-1024x768.jpeg)
![Material finished being stitched with lines of thread radiating from a point and cross-connecting lines to look like a spider's web hanging in a window.](https://blog.richardmillwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1072-1024x768.jpeg)
From beginning to end around an hour’s work one morning – having had the code already written and just adapted it to make a 180 degree web rather than a full circle.
Now I can relax, knowing I am unlikely to make that tear worse!