I use to do handsewing like this as a small child with scraps from mom's fabric she made our dresses with. I made purses, small clothing items,, and just sewed rows and rows of stitches. Thanks for bringing back sweet memories of my childhood.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Tip number three, pulling the fabric, not the needle, was something you suggested to me a few weeks ago when I was having trouble. It made all the difference!!! You are very generous to share your time and expertise.
The way you hold the needle while you’re stitching was what I finally noticed as so different from other kinds of needlework. I will have to watch it over and over again. It’s like you’re feeding the needle from below the fabric.
Thank you for your video. It is so helpful. And for step 4, since there isn't one word in English that covers this movement I would say "smooth the fabric in one long stroke" or "unbunch the fabric by pulling it taut down the length of the stitched thread". Obviously, "itokoki" is a much more efficient and elegant word!
I think it was the old way of learning for many cultures. We were not to speak unless spoken to, which stopped many questions. When we watched long enough we would learn and then maybe ask a question. The old way worked. Thank you so much for sharing your culture. We are all so similar but have beautiful differences ❤
Many times i choose to watch a tutorial video in a foreign language because words can be an obstacle to learning. Thank you for teaching me something new.
Thank you for giving the Japanese words for things, spelling and pronunciation. I may never learn to speak it yet having the knowledge of it is wonderful. I am going to subscribe. You are an excellent teacher.
I have much appreciation for your lessons. I am a person that if I feel I am doing perfectly I will not try. This is the reason why I have reached age of 58 years and have not yet tried Sashiko though I find it very lovely. I thank you for saying with practice our stitch length will become more even. This has encouraged me to purchase some Sashiko supplies. Plus, your should not worry - your English translations and pronunciation are very good. Good job.
Your movements in this video are beautiful. Seamless yet Rhythmic . So fluid, like water. I was hypnotized watching the movements in the video. Thank you.
Excellent class... Yes, you are translating accurately in regard to 'smoothing down' the fabric; and yes, pulling the fabric and not the needle makes sense. In regards to fabric and thread material combinations, is it good practice to use the thread and patches made of the same material or are there patch and thread combinations that work better and/or are sturdier and/or function better together during and/or after the assembly of the patch? Thank you for the video and any input you can give. :)
Have you ever found that by pulling the fabric that the fabric developed separation of the fibers to create larger holes or other defects? I realize that you are not pulling that hard, but I imagine different types of fabric would behave differently with stress on its fibers. I assume cotton or linen type fabrics are better or more preferable for Sashiko. Thank tou for the video and explaining the terms asdociated with Sashiko, I appreciate learning them.
I never heard about sashiko before .. i just saw a pattern and searched about it and found this video... is very useful.. gonna learn and do it.. thanks for the video
Thank you. I also saw something the other day stat said westerners tend to move the needle with their dominant hand. Whereas Japanese hold the needle with their dominant hand and move the fabric onto the needle with their non dominant hand.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I have been wanting to try Sashiko and your video really did an excellent job of explaining key techniques! Thanks!
I'm enthralled with Sashiko, as of a couple days ago. I have mended a pair of jeans, constructed a palm thimble, and mended a hand towel, so far. I am also new to slow stitching & have seen Sashiko used in that. It is my new passion & I appreciate the things you've taught me, today. Your instruction will improve my next project! P.S. I'm getting very tired of threading needles, so if you have a new tip for that, please let us know :)
I am glad you enjoy Sashiko. There is a way to make threading needles easy. For the details, please take my Online Class. Introduction: www.domestika.org/en/courses/4952-introduction-to-japanese-sashiko-stitching/sashikostory Core & Essence: upcyclestitches.com/store/2023-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067 Thank you.
Beautiful tutorial. Simple and yes watching your hands is the best way to understand what am trying to achieve. Thank you. Also could you please should the Thimble you have in your hand?
Nice video. Glad to know what makes sashiko thread unique and what qualities of needle are needed. The sewing technique is just the way we hand stitch in Southern Illinois. :)
Thank you so much for this video. I am an enthusiastic beginner and am so glad I found you and your story. I will be watching everything you post and visiting your website.
You learned as i learned...my grandmother was a throwback to victorian lady....and thats where i learned to sew..later in life i taught oil painting. It was difficult for me to identify everything i was doing...frustrating ....this video was just what i was looking for. Second time thru i watched with sound off..just to make sure i had missed nothing...thank you.
I appreciate the 3rd tip, pull the cloth not the needles... I have been facing lot of stress white trying to pull the needle through the Denim fabric..
Wow ty so very much for this video. I've watched other videos on sashiko and really thought I was doing the stitch correctly as in my videos. But I dont think I am as they are much longer stitches. Oops! But after I finish the projects that I have in the makings I will be doing much smaller stitches. Only thing is I have about projects started. I find I actually finish things that way and dont get bored!!!!!!!!THATS THE RIGHT BRAINED, EXTREMELY RIGHT BRAINED PERSON. Thanks again for your time and expertise. I love your accent. I could listen to you all day. Added benefit to watching your videos.
Sorry for the late message - I just realize some of the comments I made was not recorded. My apology. I hope you can come to my Instagram Live Streaming, staring in 2020. Thank you!
Beautifully done!! I have just heard about this type of sewing and have learned how easily with your video, I am looking for a ring like yours to push needle thru fabric as here in usa we have thimbles which are not a good fit for this type of sewing. I thank you for your time and your amazing video and I will return to learn more as this is the only video I have needed at this time. I will follow!!
I would call the technique: gently smoothing the fabric to remove the gathers or puckers until it is smooth (For thise who dont sew often: gathering- the technique of pulling fabric together by pulling the thread shorter than the width of the fabric so that it puckers or puffs up, like for a woman's blouse sleeve or a skirt to give it fullness).
What is traditional for marking the fabric before doing the sashiko motifs please ? Hera marker or pencil ? Drawing the motif (flowers etc) or just the lines and counting the spaces ? Thank you !!
Your English is very good! The video was very easy to understand. Is it true that sashiko fabric was used to clothe the Japanese army and for the fire service? I was told this when I took a City and Guilds (British) embroidery course.
I resonate with your point at 5:00 so much. That is how I learn best, and with things that I have become good at, sometimes I fail to realize that it's special to someone else, or incredibly difficult. great video, thank you.
I really meant the core of "learning by observing". At the same time, it isn't reasonable to expect one to spend decades to learn one content. Therefore I develop the class - to support one to start in the "good" direction to avoid possible detours. Detours are good - however, people usually get tired even before going into the detours. So here I am. Thank you!
Me gusta esa técnica pero no encuentro algo con mayor información en español, tratare de ir adelante viendo... si fuera posible algo de explicación por escrito sobre tipo de telas a usar, hilos apropiados... lo agradecería mucho...y mil gracias por compartir sus conocimientos, Dios lo bendiga...
Hello! This viewer is asking if the instructions are available in Spanish? She likes the video and would like to understand sashiko more. She extends her appreciation and says 'God Bless You". Would you be able to provide instructions in Spanish for her? I just discovered your channel. The information is very helpful!
Check our web & other videos for the answer! Or, for the details explaining how & why, please take my Online Class. Introduction: www.domestika.org/en/courses/4952-introduction-to-japanese-sashiko-stitching/sashikostory Core & Essence: upcyclestitches.com/store/2023-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067 Thank you.
Excellent tips, thank you for sharing this. I learn best by close watching, and we have a wonderful Japanese company in UK for buying the genuine fabrics, thread and needles, so I am very happy to learn these tips from you.
Thank you for the comment, Elizabeth. We have very specific preference in needle, thread, and fabric in Sashiko stitching - and we do not do wholesale. I hope you will have chance to try the tools & materials we enjoy with.
Is the needle square? It was hard to tell because of the focus, but it looked square. What was she’d to make the white line that doesn’t rub away with the movement of the hands?
I recently bought some needles and thread and fabric from a Swedish woman, I can’t order from USA due to expensive taxes and so, unfortunately. I think its sashico thread. It says so on the little bag. But I have a question. It was a shorter and a longer needle in the little package. What is the purpose with the 2 different needles ? I sit now and try to sew my first sashico =) Difficult !! But I think I will learn by doing and watch your films
THANKYOU ! This is so helpful for me , complete beginner here ! Can I please ask ..is that some sort of a thimble on your right hand ? Could you tell me a little bit about that please ?
It depends. Please watch the tutorial videos & other Live Streaming (unedited video of my stitching). th-cam.com/play/PLWlqLt4QfHjrIvAszHHTnD1fglcpf1aVz.html If you would like to have a quick route with my personal attention, please consider the Online Sashiko Class. upcyclestitches.com/store/2021-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
You mentioned to use special sashimi thread,I don't know in India where I stay I will get it in that case should I use thick tread which is used for hand embroidery?
A milliner needle has a small eye ... Pearl Cotton twisted thread is strong??? Longer thin eye needles used for tatting are very good... but are dull ended... I use doll needles for tatting which would be good I think.
Hello, thank you for this video these tips have been very useful for me. I wonder if you can help me. I have noticed that these tips (4&5) are very useful for straight lines and I have noticed there are some lovely curved designs, which don’t seam as easy to do, any chance you can demo straight how to do? Thank you
Each individual requires the individual support for this type of question. It is extremely important to understand the "Core" of Sashiko to do so. Please consider taking my workshop, In-person (in July, in CA on 7/25) or Online Class upcyclestitches.com/store/2022-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Thank you very much for your video. Part of the beauty of Sashiko is how the stitches are so precise and even. How can I learn and practice to make them that way? Is there a special marker or a needle with a different color tip that marks the stitch? Thank you.
We offer the workshop to teach how to do Sashiko with the way we do, both in-person (in NYC) and online. Joining the workshop is the best and easiest way to learn the Sashiko from us. We also provide the materials in our online store. upcyclestitches.com/ Thank you!
Beautiful and many thanks!! I'd say "inokoki" = "smooth and straighten" because there is no one word in English to describe but the two words work well together. Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Ta
Please consider taking my workshop, In-person (in July, in CA on 7/25) or Online Class upcyclestitches.com/store/2022-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
I use to do handsewing like this as a small child with scraps from mom's fabric she made our dresses with. I made purses, small clothing items,, and just sewed rows and rows of stitches. Thanks for bringing back sweet memories of my childhood.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Tip number three, pulling the fabric, not the needle, was something you suggested to me a few weeks ago when I was having trouble. It made all the difference!!! You are very generous to share your time and expertise.
Thank you for your words. It is quite important to verbalize (or visualize) what we naturally do without even questioning. I am glad we can help.
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Thank you, this is a wonderful tutorial, I have saved it so I can refer back to your stitches.👏🏻
The way you hold the needle while you’re stitching was what I finally noticed as so different from other kinds of needlework. I will have to watch it over and over again. It’s like you’re feeding the needle from below the fabric.
Thank you for your video. It is so helpful. And for step 4, since there isn't one word in English that covers this movement I would say "smooth the fabric in one long stroke" or "unbunch the fabric by pulling it taut down the length of the stitched thread". Obviously, "itokoki" is a much more efficient and elegant word!
Or ‘distribute the thread evenly until the fabric lies flat’.Thank you for the video I enjoyed it.
I was thinking flatten it so the sashiko thread is flush with the fabric
Flush would be the word, "completely even or level with another surface"
Teacher. I learned a lot from just watching you over and over. I am new to sashiko but eager to learn. Thank you for your help.
I think it was the old way of learning for many cultures. We were not to speak unless spoken to, which stopped many questions. When we watched long enough we would learn and then maybe ask a question. The old way worked.
Thank you so much for sharing your culture. We are all so similar but have beautiful differences ❤
Many times i choose to watch a tutorial video in a foreign language because words can be an obstacle to learning.
Thank you for teaching me something new.
It is still my challenge to do so in English, but I will keep trying. Thank you.
Thank you! A very simple, yet complete and concise, set of instructions that are easy to follow along with. I appreciate that!
Thank you for giving the Japanese words for things, spelling and pronunciation. I may never learn to speak it yet having the knowledge of it is wonderful. I am going to subscribe. You are an excellent teacher.
Your instructions are spot on
I see and understand exactly what you are teaching
Your amazing teacher thank you for sharing this with me
I love it
I have much appreciation for your lessons. I am a person that if I feel I am doing perfectly I will not try. This is the reason why I have reached age of 58 years and have not yet tried Sashiko though I find it very lovely. I thank you for saying with practice our stitch length will become more even. This has encouraged me to purchase some Sashiko supplies. Plus, your should not worry - your English translations and pronunciation are very good. Good job.
The best video of Shashiko I have been seeing in past few weeks . Thank you 💕
Your movements in this video are beautiful. Seamless yet Rhythmic . So fluid, like water. I was hypnotized watching the movements in the video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Excellent class... Yes, you are translating accurately in regard to 'smoothing down' the fabric; and yes, pulling the fabric and not the needle makes sense. In regards to fabric and thread material combinations, is it good practice to use the thread and patches made of the same material or are there patch and thread combinations that work better and/or are sturdier and/or function better together during and/or after the assembly of the patch? Thank you for the video and any input you can give. :)
ありがとうございました。このビデオはとても便利でした。姑さんはやってみたいと言た。今年クリスマスはさしこのキットが買いました。
Thank you so much for this video. The visual is extremely helpful and much appreciated.
Thank you!
This is a Completely WONderful tutorial - thank you!👏🥰🇯🇵🌸❤️
Gracias, puedes activar los subtítulos automáticos en español a tus videos?
Have you ever found that by pulling the fabric that the fabric developed separation of the fibers to create larger holes or other defects? I realize that you are not pulling that hard, but I imagine different types of fabric would behave differently with stress on its fibers. I assume cotton or linen type fabrics are better or more preferable for Sashiko.
Thank tou for the video and explaining the terms asdociated with Sashiko, I appreciate learning them.
Thank you for this video. I enjoy all of your videos. You are a master and teacher. I am proud to be a student.
Thank you for your encouragement. I will keep doing what I am proud of.
I never heard about sashiko before .. i just saw a pattern and searched about it and found this video... is very useful.. gonna learn and do it.. thanks for the video
Thank you. I also saw something the other day stat said westerners tend to move the needle with their dominant hand. Whereas Japanese hold the needle with their dominant hand and move the fabric onto the needle with their non dominant hand.
Thank you for the comment. What you are referring is probably Wasai - Japanese sewing culture for Kimono. We use both hands - minimum, though.
Thank you. You are correct. That is where I saw it! Thanks for the clarification.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I have been wanting to try Sashiko and your video really did an excellent job of explaining key techniques! Thanks!
I'm enthralled with Sashiko, as of a couple days ago. I have mended a pair of jeans, constructed a palm thimble, and mended a hand towel, so far. I am also new to slow stitching & have seen Sashiko used in that. It is my new passion & I appreciate the things you've taught me, today. Your instruction will improve my next project! P.S. I'm getting very tired of threading needles, so if you have a new tip for that, please let us know :)
I am glad you enjoy Sashiko. There is a way to make threading needles easy. For the details, please take my Online Class.
Introduction: www.domestika.org/en/courses/4952-introduction-to-japanese-sashiko-stitching/sashikostory
Core & Essence: upcyclestitches.com/store/2023-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Thank you.
Your video is awesome. Showing your technique was very helpful to me.
Thank you
Im glad you enjoyed.
Thank you for making this video. Very informative and watching is much better than reading to me. I am a visual learner. 😄🦋
Beautiful tutorial. Simple and yes watching your hands is the best way to understand what am trying to achieve.
Thank you.
Also could you please should the Thimble you have in your hand?
Thank you.
Nice video. Glad to know what makes sashiko thread unique and what qualities of needle are needed. The sewing technique is just the way we hand stitch in Southern Illinois. :)
Your english is great! Thank you so much for making this video, it was helpful!
Your stitches are beautifully even. Great video, thanks.
Thank you!
My favourite new word : Sashiko!👍🖖
Thank you so much for this video. I am an enthusiastic beginner and am so glad I found you and your story. I will be watching everything you post and visiting your website.
You learned as i learned...my grandmother was a throwback to victorian lady....and thats where i learned to sew..later in life i taught oil painting. It was difficult for me to identify everything i was doing...frustrating ....this video was just what i was looking for. Second time thru i watched with sound off..just to make sure i had missed nothing...thank you.
I appreciate the 3rd tip, pull the cloth not the needles... I have been facing lot of stress white trying to pull the needle through the Denim fabric..
I am glad it was helpful.
So very helpful. I'm just beginning and haven't seen it done by a pro. So again, very helpful. Thanks.
I am glad it was helpful. Thank you.
Your tutorial was superb
Wow ty so very much for this video. I've watched other videos on sashiko and really thought I was doing the stitch correctly as in my videos. But I dont think I am as they are much longer stitches. Oops! But after I finish the projects that I have in the makings I will be doing much smaller stitches. Only thing is I have about projects started. I find I actually finish things that way and dont get bored!!!!!!!!THATS THE RIGHT BRAINED, EXTREMELY RIGHT BRAINED PERSON. Thanks again for your time and expertise. I love your accent. I could listen to you all day. Added benefit to watching your videos.
Sorry for the late message - I just realize some of the comments I made was not recorded. My apology. I hope you can come to my Instagram Live Streaming, staring in 2020. Thank you!
ありがとうございます！This was very helpful.
Just learning!!! Thank you for your tips. 😊
Thank you!
Thank you! Great video! Especially watching how to use the thimble.
Thank you!
Thimble? I actually was going to ask if the Japanese dont use thimble. I didn't see one in use
Thank you very much for generously sharing your skills and your videos!
Thank you such a great demonstration
Thank you for sharing. I am about to start my first Sashiko project.....!
Thank you!
Yes 👍!
Beautifully done!! I have just heard about this type of sewing and have learned how easily with your video, I am looking for a ring like yours to push needle thru fabric as here in usa we have thimbles which are not a good fit for this type of sewing. I thank you for your time and your amazing video and I will return to learn more as this is the only video I have needed at this time. I will follow!!
Thank you. I am located in USA, and offer Workshops & Supplies. Please visit our website. upcyclestitches.com/
Thank you for sharing your technique and knowledge. Do you recommend backstitching to finish a pattern or is it best practice to finish with a knot?
thanks for another great video
I've just done your online course at domestic , really enjoyed it :)
Thank you those tips are very useful
Wow everything is done with a purpose and very logical. Subscribed!
Do you ever use batting or wadding and a back layer of fabric like European and American quilting AND combine it with this type of stitching?
Very rarely, but yes.
From Algérie and i love this sashico
Here we go, managed to find your YT channel.
Awesome video! I’m going to your website now.
eu estou apreendendo fazer saschiko obrigada
I would call the technique: gently smoothing the fabric to remove the gathers or puckers until it is smooth
(For thise who dont sew often: gathering- the technique of pulling fabric together by pulling the thread shorter than the width of the fabric so that it puckers or puffs up, like for a woman's blouse sleeve or a skirt to give it fullness).
What kind of cloth is used to use in a Sashiko project? Only cotton or can be mixed? And what is the name of your webpage online ?
What is traditional for marking the fabric before doing the sashiko motifs please ? Hera marker or pencil ? Drawing the motif (flowers etc) or just the lines and counting the spaces ? Thank you !!
Your English is very good! The video was very easy to understand. Is it true that sashiko fabric was used to clothe the Japanese army and for the fire service? I was told this when I took a City and Guilds (British) embroidery course.
Interesting.
I resonate with your point at 5:00 so much. That is how I learn best, and with things that I have become good at, sometimes I fail to realize that it's special to someone else, or incredibly difficult. great video, thank you.
I really meant the core of "learning by observing". At the same time, it isn't reasonable to expect one to spend decades to learn one content. Therefore I develop the class - to support one to start in the "good" direction to avoid possible detours. Detours are good - however, people usually get tired even before going into the detours. So here I am. Thank you!
Me gusta esa técnica pero no encuentro algo con mayor información en español, tratare de ir adelante viendo... si fuera posible algo de explicación por escrito sobre tipo de telas a usar, hilos apropiados... lo agradecería mucho...y mil gracias por compartir sus conocimientos, Dios lo bendiga...
Hello! This viewer is asking if the instructions are available in Spanish? She likes the video and would like to understand sashiko more. She extends her appreciation and says 'God Bless You".
Would you be able to provide instructions in Spanish for her?
I just discovered your channel. The information is very helpful!
I'm new to Sashiko, though a veteran needleworker, and I have a question. Why do you leave a small loop in your thread at certain junction points?
Check our web & other videos for the answer! Or, for the details explaining how & why, please take my Online Class.
Introduction: www.domestika.org/en/courses/4952-introduction-to-japanese-sashiko-stitching/sashikostory
Core & Essence: upcyclestitches.com/store/2023-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Thank you.
Thank you.
Is there something on your right hand finger used to push the needle? How do you avoid needle pokes on the left finger and nail?
Thank you
Thank you for a great tutorial.
Lovely work and explanation. Thank you.
Amo seu trabalho 💗
Excellent tips, thank you for sharing this. I learn best by close watching, and we have a wonderful Japanese company in UK for buying the genuine fabrics, thread and needles, so I am very happy to learn these tips from you.
Thank you for the comment, Elizabeth. We have very specific preference in needle, thread, and fabric in Sashiko stitching - and we do not do wholesale. I hope you will have chance to try the tools & materials we enjoy with.
Sashi.Co I received the thimble, just waiting on my needles and sashiko thread coming. Then it will be practise, practise!! Thank you.
Is the needle square? It was hard to tell because of the focus, but it looked square. What was she’d to make the white line that doesn’t rub away with the movement of the hands?
Wow this is a great video very helpful can't wait to try.
Thank you!
Good work 👏🙏
Thank you.
This is great, many thanks
I recently bought some needles and thread and fabric from a Swedish woman, I can’t order from USA due to expensive taxes and so, unfortunately. I think its sashico thread. It says so on the little bag. But I have a question. It was a shorter and a longer needle in the little package. What is the purpose with the 2 different needles ? I sit now and try to sew my first sashico =) Difficult !! But I think I will learn by doing and watch your films
Beautiful. Thank you.
THANKYOU ! This is so helpful for me , complete beginner here ! Can I please ask ..is that some sort of a thimble on your right hand ? Could you tell me a little bit about that please ?
It depends.
Please watch the tutorial videos & other Live Streaming (unedited video of my stitching).
th-cam.com/play/PLWlqLt4QfHjrIvAszHHTnD1fglcpf1aVz.html
If you would like to have a quick route with my personal attention, please consider the Online Sashiko Class.
upcyclestitches.com/store/2021-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Yep it sounds 2 me like you translated the meaning of “Itokoki” perfectly!
yes , i am a looking, person, this is clear, i understood, thank you
Thank you!
You mentioned to use special sashimi thread,I don't know in India where I stay I will get it in that case should I use thick tread which is used for hand embroidery?
Do you knot the ends of the strings? It didn't look like it. Do you anchor the ends in some other way? Lovely tutorial, thank you.
We usually do not know the end.
Thank you for making this wonderful video!
my pleasure.
How could we make same distance between one stitch to others?
Love 💙boro sachiko🙏🏻
SOOooooo relaxing it looks. I am anxious to start doing this. excellent post. Thank you.
I already start .
Love it !!!!!
Good health ad inspiration 😷🌊🤗🏡😇🤷♀️
Excellent tutorial, would a straw needle work, it has a small eye and a long length.
A milliner needle has a small eye ... Pearl Cotton twisted thread is strong??? Longer thin eye needles used for tatting are very good... but are dull ended... I use doll needles for tatting which would be good I think.
eu quero apreender acho lindo
very nice. thank you.
My pleasure.
Do I see you guide the needle with the tips of your fingers, and push the needle with the base of you fingers/upper palm?
You're right
Thanks, this is so helpful!
Hello, thank you for this video these tips have been very useful for me. I wonder if you can help me. I have noticed that these tips (4&5) are very useful for straight lines and I have noticed there are some lovely curved designs, which don’t seam as easy to do, any chance you can demo straight how to do? Thank you
Each individual requires the individual support for this type of question. It is extremely important to understand the "Core" of Sashiko to do so. Please consider taking my workshop, In-person (in July, in CA on 7/25) or Online Class
upcyclestitches.com/store/2022-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Thank you : )
Do you wash and/or machine dry the fabric before beginning?
I may be wrong but I think not if the fabric meant for this project
Thank you very much for your video. Part of the beauty of Sashiko is how the stitches are so precise and even. How can I learn and practice to make them that way? Is there a special marker or a needle with a different color tip that marks the stitch? Thank you.
We offer the workshop to teach how to do Sashiko with the way we do, both in-person (in NYC) and online. Joining the workshop is the best and easiest way to learn the Sashiko from us. We also provide the materials in our online store. upcyclestitches.com/ Thank you!
Thank you for the helpful video! I want to try this out.
I am glad it inspired you.
Beautiful and many thanks!!
I'd say "inokoki" = "smooth and straighten" because there is no one word in English to describe but the two words work well together.
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Ta
I want to learn this properly, will you help me?
Please consider taking my workshop, In-person (in July, in CA on 7/25) or Online Class
upcyclestitches.com/store/2022-Online-Sashiko-Class-Core-&-Essence-p131842067
Do we knot the thread at the beginning and end??
No, we don't. Our Sashiko do not make knots in most cases.
How to end finish the stitch
How many threads do you thread the needle with? Or the entire floss?
What do you use to mark the lines?