The Small Sashiko Drawstring Bags are listed on our Etsy Store. One of a kind item for first come first serve! Enjoy Sashiko & beauty of Hand-stitching.
2018-06-07 12:22:45
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 Small Sashiko Drawstring Bags are listed on our Etsy Store. One of a kind item for first come first serve! Enjoy Sashiko & beauty of Hand-stitching.
2018-06-07 12:22:45
It would be a good idea to check what colors you can expect in the Fukubukuro Bag before they become available on our store. We have mainly 2 kinds of Sashiko thread (1) Natural Dye by Keiko @Sashi.Co and (2) Synthetic Dye from long established thread companies. Both of them…
There is only one seat left for each Sashiko Stitching Workshop in Lewisburg (on 10/24) and in TriBeCa (11/10). Since I plan to have time off from the Sashiko workshop in December and January, these can be the last In-person workshop before Spring 2020 (unless someone arranges for the private…
[Sashiko Thread] recommended by living Japanese Sashiko Artisans: the Sashiko Thread we use everyday. – Cotton 100%, about 145 meter length for each skein. – Color: Light Green, Green (Left to Right in the Photo). – *This thread used to be called “Coron Sashiko Thread” – now, we finally have…

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