Sashiko Masterclass

Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery technique, with its distinctive appearance of white-on-blue stitching. The word “sashiko” literally means “little stabs”. Using running stitches for the decorative and/or functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing, sashiko dates back to the Edo period (1603–1867).

Today Sashiko is used in any number of products from clothing, bags, accessories, and home linen, like cushions, rugs, blankets, bedspreads, or wall art. In these more waste-conscious times, sashiko is becoming more popular, embodying the quintessential culture of mottanai, the Japanese Philosophy of not having to waste anything.

Join Tamara in this 6 hour masterclass to learn how to draw your own design  and embroider it on a piece of clothing of your choise 

This masterclass will teach you

• all about the different materials used with Sashiko
• how to use the special sashiko tools
• the different ‘rules’ of sashiko stitching
• how to draw your own sashiko design
• start stitching your own design
• embroider your own design on your own clothing piece
• tips & tricks for neat stitching

What skills will you need?
No embroidery experience is needed for this class. We welcome beginners to embroidery enthusiasts!

Classes
The class fee includes all the practice materials you need. At the end, you’ll take your sashiko work home. If you would like to purchase the materials (fabric, needles, thimbles, and threads), you will receive a 10% discount on all the sashiko-related materials you’ll get for your next project.*

* Excluded are all sale items, books, patterns and gift cards.

The class takes 6 hours. We’ll provide you with plenty of tea, coffee, biscuits and lunch.

For this masterclass, we will ask you to bring a piece of garment with you that you would like to embellish with sashiko embroidery. This piece is preferably from denim or cotton ( not too thin) and without stretch, could be a jeans or denim jacket.  Itś also possible to make the sashiko on a piece of sashiko fabric or thick canvas.

Min/Max amount of participants: 3/6

Date of the class : Saturday 6th April

Class time: 10.30-16:30

We have a 48 hour cancellation policy. Any cancellations that occur 48 hours or more before the scheduled workshop are eligible for a refund or (if possible) to be re-booked at no additional cost.