A Stitch of Life (2015)

A Stitch of Life 2015 / 繕い裁つ人 2015 / Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito ,

Seamstress Ichie inherits her grandmother’s dressmaking shop. She uses the shop’s old sewing machine to make Western-style clothing, which is extremely popular with locals, but she continues on the path laid out by her grandmother by avoiding mass production or branding. Ichie gets plenty of business from the shop’s regulars, making custom dresses and mending vintage items as she interacts with customers and reflects back on her life. ~~ Adapted from the manga ‟Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito‟ (繕い裁つ人) written and illustrated by Ikebe Aoi (池辺葵).