Reincarnation does exist...

Rincarnation does exist!! at least in the textile world.
These pants are proof,
the decoration on them is strips of indigo dyed, batiked, appliced, embroidered fabric I bought second hand in Vietnam...there, there is a great tradition of re-cycling textiles into another life once this need for them has passed.

I asked about wearing the fabric myself and was told "No problems"

and sewed it onto a pair of trousers.
The texture of Vietnamese textiles is extraudinary all the layers of work create almost a bas relief sculptural effect.

Well, I wore the first pair of pant until they had holes in them, and realised I could not do with our them so cut the strips off and appliced then onto some new fabric.

This time I am using Hemp cloth from Vietnam; local to Sapa, a strong cloth I expect many years of pleasure in this reincarnation!