How to sew Sashiko | Japanese Embroidery DIY Tutorial | Craftiosity | Craft Kit Subscription Box

Learn the beautiful Japanese textile folk art of sashiko embroidery (it translates as ’little stabs’) to a make a geometric patterned placemat. This tutorial could be amended to make a small cushion, tote bag or book covers. Quite different to Western embroidery, sashiko uses a longer needle to load multiple stitches onto it before sewing through. You’ll need: - Open weave indigo coloured cotton fabric - Sashiko thread - Sashiko needles (stronger and longer than standard sewing needles) - Tailor’s chalk - Sewing pins - Pattern template (available in our Etsy shop, or draw your own using the video as an example) Here are the timings for the specific processes within the tutorial: 00:00-00:21 → Introduction 00:21-00:37 → Materials 00:37-00:41 → Cutting the material 00:41-00:52 → Folding the template and place onto fabric 00:52-02:40 → Marking the fabric with tailor’s chalk 02:41-02:56 →