Sashiko Thread dyed by hand with Indian Indigo… Just beautiful. What would be the next project with using these Indigo Dyed Sashiko Thread.
藍染は本当に綺麗。
見てるだけでうっとりします。
2017-06-12 22:29:29
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.
Sashiko Thread dyed by hand with Indian Indigo… Just beautiful. What would be the next project with using these Indigo Dyed Sashiko Thread.
藍染は本当に綺麗。
見てるだけでうっとりします。
2017-06-12 22:29:29
As Sashiko becomes the trend, some exaggerate the word itself. By just looking up the word online, we can find so many “words & concepts” related to Sashiko – like, Recycle, Upcycle, Sustainability, Appreciation (to what we have), Mindfulness, Meditation… you name it. Unfortunately, some of the concepts are misleading…
Another question I often receive is “How can you make your stitches so even?”. The answer is quite simple → “They are even because I do not try to make them even”. As long as one tries to be “perfect” or “precise” in stitching, it isn’t easy to have even…
10 years. It is a bit too long for one person to be away from “Home” without reasons. I cannot believe I am nervous to go back to my own country. It is insane. I have reasons that I didn’t go back to Japan for this long. I am not…

本当にきれい(´∀`=)
“Blue”tiful 💙💙
💙💙💙
Stunning 👍
Beautiful!
藍は生きてますね、だから皆を魅了するのでしょう、美しいです。
@piyosmade 我ながら、この色は本当に素晴らしいです。
@leahlinscott That’s a fantastic way to describe!!
@takakono1603 Thank you!!
@indigoniche Thank you. We hope we can deliver them to Australia soon.
@roswellquilts Thank you. I cannot wait to do Sashiko with this.
@saboten_maman 藍の色は人を魅了しますよね。大好きな色です。