Jogakbo
Jogakbo · Seams & stitches
Quilting
누비nubi
Close parallel lines of running stitch through two or three layers, for warm or sturdy cloths.
- Meaning
- 누비 'quilting'; often linked to 衲衣, the patched robe of Buddhist monks.
- Used for
- 누비보, 누비맛보
Stitching two layers, with or without padding, in close parallel lines. 오목누비 (recessed quilting) is documented on a palace food cover, with lines about 1.2 cm apart.
- 1Layer the outer fabric, padding and lining.
- 2Mark parallel lines.
- 3Work 홈질 along each line.
History & tradition
Three Kingdoms onward (quilted armour on a Goguryeo tomb mural)
Quilting in close parallel lines gave warmth and strength to clothes and household cloths. Hand quilting declined after machine quilting spread from the 1910s. Quilted food covers (누비맛보) survive from palace use.
누비장 (quilting) was designated National Intangible Heritage in 1996; the late Kim Hae-ja was its master.
The 衲衣 derivation is widely repeated but not in the encyclopedia entry read.
Sources for this entry
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