Sashiko Beginner’s Class

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 3 hour class to learn the principles to start your own sashiko sampler, so you can confidently start using this traditional Japanese mending technique in your future projects.

This course 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 a sashiko pattern or your own design
• tips & tricks for neat stitching

What skills will you need?
No embroidery experience is needed for this class. We welcome absolute 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 3 hours. We’ll provide you with plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits.

Min/Max amount of participants: 3/6

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.