The back side of jeans is like this with a whole pattern. Let’s see how it turns out…(after another year or so). 1年後にはこのパターンが見れるかなぁ。
2016-11-07 10:28:53
Our Sashiko Story to Your Sashiko Journey
Our Sashiko Archive is a collection of stories, reflections, and educational resources about Sashiko, Boro, and the cultural context surrounding Japanese hand-stitching traditions. While Sashiko is now often associated with visible mending, geometric patterns, sustainability, or slow fashion, these ideas are only one part of a much larger story.
This archive preserves more than eight years of writing, sharing, teaching, and conversation based on both research and lived experience. As someone born into a Sashiko family in Takayama, Japan, I have spent much of my life surrounded by the people, values, and stories that shaped the practice long before it became widely known overseas.
This archive is also closely connected to my book, Sashiko: The Untold Story, which explores the history, philosophy, memories, and cultural misunderstandings around Sashiko in greater depth. I hope this site becomes a place to begin, continue, or deepen your understanding of Sashiko beyond simple definitions.

What is Sashiko?
Discover the history, purpose, and cultural background of Sashiko beyond the common stereotypes of “visible mending” or “embracing imperfection.”
What is Sashiko?
Discover the history, purpose, and cultural background of Sashiko beyond the common stereotypes of “visible mending” or “embracing imperfection.”
What is Boro?
Explore the meaning of Boro, how it emerged through generations of use and repair, and why it is best understood as an outcome rather than a technique.
Learn Sashiko from Atsushi
Find information about workshops, online classes, lectures, and opportunities to study Sashiko directly from a Japanese artisan.
About Atsushi Futatsuya
Learn about the author of this archive, his family’s Sashiko heritage, and the ongoing work of sharing and preserving stories connected to Sashiko.
The back side of jeans is like this with a whole pattern. Let’s see how it turns out…(after another year or so). 1年後にはこのパターンが見れるかなぁ。
2016-11-07 10:28:53
It was such a delightful day yesterday with talking to many Sashiko stitchers over the Zoom, from the recent Online Sashiko Class participants to the old-friends who found me almost 3 years ago when I just started the Sashiko Workshop in NYC. ☆ Moving needle & making even stitches while…
As much as I output our Sashiko Story, I try my best to “input” the information on “Sashiko”. I offer Live Streamings where I can learn from the comments. I follow SNS groups to learn their own understanding (belief) of Sashiko. I read books, take classes, and watch videos about…
Fashion has its seasons. Each year, each season, the fashion designers complete to be fashionable. We are not from fashion industry at all, so the non of these words; the season, deadstock, nor trend are familiar with us. We simply make the jackets with whatever we can get with no…