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Sashiko

Category: <span>Sashiko</span>

If you can sew a running stitch, you can embroider beautiful Sashiko patterns! Try your hand at visible mending – or stitching up a brand new project. The ancient Japanese folk art is perfect a perfect way to practice a meditative slow-stitch and you can learn how with a Sashiko needle, Sashiko thread and fabric. It’s an addicting, portable, take-with-you technique.

Getting Started Stitching Sashiko

Sashiko Placemats

Beginner’s Guide to Sashiko Supplies

Whether a student of historical Japanese Sashiko or a Modern Creative just looking for an easy, enjoyable slow stitching project, Sashiko might be “it”. All you need are simple sashiko...

Sashiko Stitching Complete

How to Sashiko Stitch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Sometimes I want to get a project done really fast, but lately I have picked up a hand stitching project when I want to unwind. The slow, meditative process of...

Easy Weekend Sashiko Projects

In a fast-paced, plugged-in world, it’s so easy to lose track of how the things we use everyday came to be. Even though today’s versions are largely machine made, human...

More Sashiko

Iridescence fiber art by Julie Reuben

Spotlight: Julie Reuben, Fiber Artist

Julie Reuben came to quilting from bead embroidery and now creates QuiltCon award winning quilts. Look closely at the detailed hand stitching in her work. And she always has a…
Sashiko coasters finished

How to Make Sashiko Coasters

Learn how to make Sashiko Coasters with this step-by-step tutorial. You can use any Sashiko stitches to make these coasters - perfect for trying out different stitches that you might…
Sashiko Jujizashi 10 cross stitch finished

Jujizashi Sashiko Cross Stitch

Jujizashi Sashiko cross stitch is a very common sashiko stitch that is worked with horizontal and vertical running stitches. It is a Hitomezashi type of sashiko stitching and is worked…
Sashiko Persimmon Flower Stitch finished

Hitomezashi Sashiko Stitch Tutorial

Hitomezashi sashiko is a one stitch method of stitching. It is sometimes called hitome-sashi sashiko stitching or "one stitch" sashiko. You stitch small straight lines on your fabric by starting…
Print on fabric with yellow and black

Spotlight: Arielle Toelke, Artist and Designer

Growing up in a creative household with artist parents and a maker for a sister, there was little doubt that artist and designer Arielle Toelke would follow a creative path.…
Finished needlebook 2

How to Make a Sashiko Stitched Needle Book

Collect all of your needles in a beautiful handmade Sashiko stitched needle book. This is a perfect project for someone looking for a beginner Sashiko project, or a quick project…
Sachin sashiko jacket front

Spotlight: Sophie Cagniart, Fashion Designer

Fashion designer and textile artist Sophie Cagniart always knew she would do something creative with clothing but did not imagine elevating waste denim to an art form. By combining the…
Sashiko Placemats

Beginner’s Guide to Sashiko Supplies

Whether a student of historical Japanese Sashiko or a Modern Creative just looking for an easy, enjoyable slow stitching project, Sashiko might be “it”. All you need are simple sashiko…
Finished mending patch

The Art of Mending: Boro Stitching and Visible Mending

There is a resurgence in popularity in the art of mending. Before the age of disposable fashion, our grandmother's bought good clothes and mended them.

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