An hour or so of Sashiko on Saturday.
I haven’t do running stitch much recently, but now enjoying Sashiko running stitch again.
週末に頂けた小一時間を刺し子に。
最近、ガシガシ刺し子してなかったので、久々に楽しみました。録画してたテレビ(のど自慢)見つつ。
2017-07-08 21:00:20
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.
An hour or so of Sashiko on Saturday.
I haven’t do running stitch much recently, but now enjoying Sashiko running stitch again.
週末に頂けた小一時間を刺し子に。
最近、ガシガシ刺し子してなかったので、久々に楽しみました。録画してたテレビ(のど自慢)見つつ。
2017-07-08 21:00:20
While I say there are no rules in Sashiko, some try to enforce the “Right and Wrong” in Sashiko. Don’t get me wrong. I do have rules in Sashiko to make it better, but I do not force it. I just share it as one “Right (and Wrong)”. The essence…
Working on a video of introducing our Sashiko Workshop with actual workshop materials. The workshop is not only about how to stitch the pattern. The workshop teach you the core (& Sashiko Basic) of Sashiko Stitching that you can apply to many Sashiko Projects. — Unshin, the enjoyable rythem, is…
Ah. Another “cultural” misunderstanding. ☆ When I shared the Sashiko mask saying, “The fabric mask is better than nothing (no wearing mask)”, I received quite a lot of comments saying “Fabric Mask is (completely) useless”. I was shocked, but I am not a medical professional. I researched, and I came…
