Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching
What Is Sashiko after All?
A course by Atsushi Futatsuya , Sashiko Garment Maker
About the video: What Is Sashiko after All?
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my understanding of Sashiko while sharing many stories. In English, Sashiko is introduced as a technique or style. This is not wrong, but not enough to describe what it really is. Learning stories about it will transform your project from just a stitching project to a more culturally rich practice. ”
In this video lesson Atsushi Futatsuya addresses the topic: What Is Sashiko after All?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching. Discover the traditional Japanese embroidery technique to stitch, patch, and mend existing garments, and embrace sustainable practices..
Partial transcription of the video
“ What Is Sashiko after All? Now you know who I am and my influences. In this lesson, I would like to talk about what sashiko is. Sashiko is now introduced as a Japanese ancient technique or some specific Japanese traditional geometric patterns. That's true. Sashiko is a form of hand stitching in Japan. However, for the Japanese people, sashiko is more than that. In this course, I will talk about the difference between the other stitching and sashiko. It is difficult to define what sashiko is in one sentence because many Japanese people practice sashiko in many regions of Japan. However, th...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design, Upcycling
Atsushi Futatsuya
A course by Atsushi Futatsuya
Atsushi Futatsuya is a Sashiko Garment Maker from Japan. While he has been commissioned to make garments for clothing stores and private clients in his career, Atsushi does not consider himself an artist. To him, Sashiko is an ordinary cultural practice that has had its place in Japan for hundreds of years. It has been an act of necessity rather than a form of art or creativity. Having been born into a family that crafted Sashiko for a living, Atsushi considers this technique his fate. After years of drifting away from Sashiko, he eventually returned to it and is determined to preserve it as a cultural tradition and an act of the ordinary.
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