Researching doll making and visible mending techniques

I bought these books to learn about doll making for my daughter a few years ago.

I had a sort out of my textile materials before I started term and know that I have the equipment I need to test and bend some of the patterns included.

I want to incorporate visible mending techniques in this piece to amplify the message of wound repair. 

Although its recent revival is often associated with sustainability movements and resistance to fast fashion, its roots lie in a range of ancient global traditions: from Japanese sashiko stitching to European darning, patchwork, and embroidery. Visible mending embraces, rather than conceals, the act of repair, transforming damage into something both beautiful and resilient. It is a practice that sits at the intersection of craft and concept: an aesthetic gesture that also carries deep metaphorical weight. In making repair visible, it challenges perfectionism, celebrates labour, and reclaims the value of care: both for materials and for ourselves.

I can feel in my bones that this project will stir something deep within me. It feels like the kind of process work that reaches into the psyche and demands a rawness. An honesty. I both relish and feel nervous about that.