24 days of SASHIKO in 2022
What is 24 days of SASHIKO program? This is my third year of offering this program and it finally starts on Oct 24! The first “24 days of sashiko challenge” was held in November 2020. In this program, you can learn 24 Hitomezashi sashiko patterns along with 24 emails. It starts from basic and simple […]
Woven basket from the island of Tokyo
When we hear Japanese traditional woven basket, the bamboo is the first material that comes to mind. But today, I will introduce you something different. Traditional folk crafts from Ogasawara islands What do you picture when you think of Tokyo? The crowded streets drenched with neon lights? Or the fully packed trains? Then, did you […]
SASHIKO as a product to be purchased
SASHIKO was once lost Sashiko is one of the Japanese folk crafts which has been passed on for hundreds of years. But it doesn’t mean most Japanese people ( or women ) are able to stitch sashiko. Actually, sashiko had been culturally lost during the high economic growth in the 1950s because they no longer […]
24 days of sashiko program in 2021
The registration for the program in 2021 is closed! What is 24 days of sashiko program? “24 days of sashiko” was held in November 2020 on SASHIKO.LAB’s instagram feed. I posted one hitomezashi sashiko pattern a day for 24 days along with step-by-step instructions. It started from basic and simple patterns, and gradually moved on […]
Welcome to SASHIKO.LAB!
Hi! Welcome to SASHIKO.LAB. If you are interested in learning sashiko but don’t know where to start, you found the right place! This is a lab where I share the ideas and knowledges about sashiko. SASHIKO.LAB is based in Kyoto, Japan and started English sashiko lessons in Kyoto in 2019. Before the covid, the workshop […]