Jogakbo
Jogakbo · Seams & stitches
Decorative topstitch
상침sangchim
A spaced decorative topstitch along the edges of lined and padded bojagi.
- Meaning
- 상 上 'upper, on top' + 침 針 'needle, stitch': a stitch on the surface.
- Used for
- Edges of 솜보 and 겹보; borders of 조각 상보
Stitched for decoration and strength: a short group of stitches (one, two or three: 한 땀, 두 땀, 세 땀 상침) followed by an equal gap. Used on the edges of padded and lined bojagi to stop the lining creeping, often in a contrast color (for example red thread on white).
- 1Work a group of three small backstitches.
- 2Skip a space of the same length.
- 3Repeat along the edge, parallel to it.
History & tradition
Traditional; palace and folk bojagi
The encyclopedia describes it as three neat stitches, then a gap, for both decoration and strength. On padded and lined bojagi it stops the layers shifting, and palace pieces often show it in a contrast colour.
Sources for this entry
시침질sichimjil