Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Stitching
Making a Knot, or No Knot
A course by Atsushi Futatsuya , Sashiko Garment Maker
About the video: Making a Knot, or No Knot
Overview
“Do we make a knot to start and end stitching? Then, do we cover the "wrong side" of the fabric? Here, you will learn techniques to follow the original purpose of Sashiko. ”
In this video lesson Atsushi Futatsuya addresses the topic: Making a Knot, or No Knot, 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
“ Making a Knot, or No Knot In the last lesson, I introduced the importance of finding your own right size of sashiko stitches. In this lesson, I would like to explain the difference between making knots and no knots. You may have heard that to complete sashiko stitches, you may have to make a knot. For us, we do not make knots to complete the stitches. I'd like you to remember the original purpose of sashiko stitching. They made stitches because they did not have enough fabric to replace that, which means they didn't have enough fabric to cover the wrong side or hiding side of the fabric. ...”
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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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