Traditional Sashiko Embroidery Workshop by Sanae Suzuki
*There is a $50 materials fee for this workshop. Scroll to the bottom of this description to see what that includes and what other materials you need to bring.
For Saturday workshop:
Introduction to Sashiko for Beginners
1. What is Sashiko?
2. The History of Sashiko
3. What You Need to Start Sashiko
4. Sashiko Styles/Patterns
5. What can we make with Sashiko/what can we use Sashiko for?
6. Choosing fabric, needles, and threads for Sashiko
7. Preparing Sashiko threads from a skein with a paper band and thread length
8. Preparing Sarashi fabric (explaining what Sarashi fabric is)
9. Practicing Running Stitches Free Hand over Sarashi fabric
10. Draw Squares/Grids over Sarashi fabric
11. Stitche Hitomezashi Sashiko Stitches: Komezashi
12. How to start, end, and connect threads for beginners
13. Learn the Itokoki
If participants could not finish all the stitches for Sashiko/Komazashi, they need to finish them at home if they can and bring them the following day.
For Sunday workshop:
Questions and Answers for Saturday's workshop in the beginning
Mini Hanafukin Sashiko
1. What is Hanafukin Sashiko?
2. Prepare the sarashi fabric for the mini hanafukin
3. Choose Hanafukin Sashiko Patterns
4. Draw the patterns
5. How to start, end, and connect for Hanafukin/intermediate~advance
The materials provided for the $50 fee will include:
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Two Sashiko threads (colors: indigo/royal blue and red, 40m each)
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Two Sashiko needles (sizes: 1 15/16" and 2 5/8")
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Takeda Sarashi natural cotton cloth (14" x 14")
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Heat-erasable rollerball pen
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Japanese hand-sewing needle
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Cotton sewing thread
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Handout
Participants will also need: