Saki Iiduka - Sashiko for Making & Mending: 15 Simple Japanese Embroidery Projects
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Sashiko for Making and Mending shows you how to use sashiko stitching to mend rips, repair things like fraying cuffs and create original accessories that look fabulous.
With this book, youll be able to embrace the visible mending movement--the practice of repairing high quality items you already own instead of replacing them with cheaper fast fashion alternatives. It also gives you the opportunity to practice the craft, with instructions for 15 handmade items, including:
- Gorgeous indigo pouches
- A rustic linen book cover
- Breezy, multipurpose cotton stoles
- A simple, elegant tote bag
- And so much more!
This book teaches many easy variations of the traditional sashiko stitches--highlighting the impact simple, well-executed stitching can have on everything from embellishing napkins to repairing a jacket. Its gorgeous, thoughtful aesthetic and high-functionality makes sashiko the perfect all-purpose embroidery!
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college. My major was painting, but as I came in contact with local lifestyles
through my fieldwork, I became more intrigued by the knowledge and
wisdom unique to that particular natural environment. While working in
the region, sights such as farmers in the neighborhood pulling handcarts
to sell irregularly shaped vegetables at market taught me to find pleasure in
creating my own style of life.
of a project to utilize empty schools. We used to hold various workshops
on topics related to practical skills for daily life. That was when I first
encountered sashiko.
was small.
them, and enjoyed the process of thinking it through then experimenting
until I succeeded.
daily life. Some are worn from long years of use. I try not to buy new fabric,
preferring to make the most of what I have at hand. For example, I dye gifts
of tenugui cotton towels to repurpose them.
not require originality, in the sense that anybody can do it once they learn
the basics of horizontal and vertical stitching. And yet the same pattern or
piece stitched by a different hand will naturally reveal the personality of the
person who made it. I love this unconscious expression of individuality in
sashiko. If this book helps share the pleasure of using your hands to create
something in whatever way you like, I will be very happy.
(Rice stitch)
stitch
holding good luck charms. The rice and rice flower stitch
patterns symbolize wishes for a good harvest. Fill them
with incense or dried herbs to use as sachets.
the things you need or find useful. And
when you do it with sashiko, youll find
your affection for the item growing with
every stitch. Needlework also has a sooth
ing effect on the mind and body rhythms.
patterns are done with a variety of colored
threads. Each pattern is named after its
resemblance to something; basket-weave
stitch to the weave in bamboo baskets,
linked kasuri to the splashed pattern of
kasuri cloth, and hawk wing stitch to a
hawks wings.
from rows of small steps. A stitch length of (3 mm) helps
achieve a delicate finish and balanced arrangement within the
confines of a 1 (4 cm) diameter space.
through the plus (+) and minus (-) of the base cross. Hemp
thread on the texture of linen creates a soft, natural look. a
and b are exactly the same stitch; b is simply filled in half as
much as a .
where the sericulture industry once thrived. I adapted two arrangements of
the same pattern for these two different-size purses.
is a series of diamond stitches on indigo-dyed
fabric. Pockets on both sides provide space
for plenty of cards. The diamond stitch was
stitched with two strands on an app. (0.5
cm) grid, and the flowing diamond stitch with
a single strand on an app. 8 (0.3 cm) grid.
linens and worked a square
measure-shaped stitch on them
using persimmon dyed thread.
They look like different stitches
at a glance but the bottom left is
simply the same pattern on the
reverse side. Experimenting with
different arrangements of feature
points and running patterns is fun.
of sashiko with the corners
joined up, and two sides on the
top and bottom sewn together.
Slide your fingers into each
corner to use for picking up
pots. Irregular stitch lengths
give a simple, homespun look.
Cloth Purse
together from scraps of
linen, filled in with chiku
chiku stitching. Take a square
patchwork panel stitched with
sashiko, bring three corners
together and stitch up two sides
to make the purse. The different
directions of sashiko stitching
on each piece gives it character.
becomes a shoulder bag.
Simply thread through buckles
and adjust the length as desired.
The indigo cotton lining gives it
an overall finished look.
ends. It is worth the effort to make things that you use everyday,
as it makes them even more precious. The repeated > pattern is
an adaptation of cedar stitch.
my everyday handbag. The
notebook cover, purse and
everything else are all hand
made. I simply used whatever
fabric I had and stitched them
as I pleased.
bags were a traditional Japanese accessory slipped onto a kimono
sash for the purpose of keeping little necessities handy. There
is something endearing about this rounded drawstring bag. a
is worked with equidistant red lines on a white background,
designed to create a textured effect. I gave b a simple look by
using the traditional cedar stitch for a border to make effective
use of the white space.
of the traditional technique known as jizashi , a category
of stitches distinguished by their density and suitability to
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