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Sashiko Basic Skills

Learn basic sashiko skills for mending and embellishing your clothing and so much more!

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Sashiko Basic Skills

Sashiko Basic Skills

Learn basic sashiko skills for mending and embellishing your clothing and so much more!

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    $ 112.00
  • Guest Registration
    $ 136.00
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Enjoy the meditative joyful zen of sashiko and learn the basic skills to embellish and mend your clothing and more! By the end of class, you'll have created two basic sashiko samplers. Sashiko is a centuries-old Japanese stitching technique now often used for creative repairs on clothing, modern quilting, home accessories, and contemporary fashion. The word translates to “little stabs.”

Details

  • Discover the history and background of sashiko.
  • Learn how to work with traditional sashiko needles and thread.
  • Explore two foundational sashiko stitching styles: hitomezashi and moyozashi.
  • Learn the hands-on process of transferring a design onto fabric.
  • Practice creating traditional sashiko patterns through simple, rhythmic stitching.
  • No experience needed.

Materials

  • A $15 materials fee, included in the price of the class, includes sashiko needles and thread, fabric, and an informational handout.

Class Policies

  • Ages 16 and up are welcome.
Lisa Dawson

My creative path began with a degree in fashion design, where I developed a lasting appreciation for color, texture, form and the beauty of hand-crafted detail. Over time, that foundation evolved into my own landscape design business, allowing me to bring creativity into living spaces through plants, natural materials and thoughtful outdoor environments. That creative journey later led me to create abstract mixed media art, where I explored layered surfaces, intuitive mark-making and expressive composition. I later went on to teach workshops, sharing the joy of creative exploration with others. Throughout my life, I have always returned to embroidery, a passion that began in childhood and continues to inspire me. In recent years, Sashiko has become a deep and steady focus. I am drawn not only to its beauty, rhythm, and simplicity, but also to the meditative, Zen-like joy it brings. Today, I hope to share Sashiko with others as both an art form and a calming creative practice. My desire is to create a community, inviting people to experience the quiet beauty, connection, and peaceful joy that comes from stitching by hand.

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