Class: Sashiko Basics
Join us for a beginner friendly exploration of Sashiko stitching. Sashiko is a highly accessible form of hand stitching that uses a simple running stitch and elevates it by modifying stitch order, stitch size, and pattern scale. These stitching patterns foster sustainability, durability, warmth, and reuse of textiles, including garments.
In this three-hour class we will walk through building pattern variations, and create our own hand stitched Sashiko blocks. Stitching will be accompanied by a discussion of Sashiko tools and thread. Specifically, we will examine thread choice for a variety of pattern types, and how to prepare thread skeins for stitching. Along the way, we will learn the origin of Sashiko, its cultural significance, and share present-day applications of this centuries old stitching practice.
Class open to ages 15 and up and limited to 8 people.
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm
Cost: Members $40 / Non-Member $45 plus Material Cost $14 (includes needles, thread, ring thimble with palm plate, heat release marking pen, Essex yarn dyed fabric)
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