While Atsushi offers workshop in NYC, Keiko had fun with her students in Patchwork/Boro making in Japan. So global. Global Sashiko. lol
淳はニューヨークでワークショップを開催する一方、母親は日本で古布を継ぎ合せるワークショップ。この和気藹々感が楽しそうで素晴らしい。
2017-11-10 01:16:06
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.
While Atsushi offers workshop in NYC, Keiko had fun with her students in Patchwork/Boro making in Japan. So global. Global Sashiko. lol
淳はニューヨークでワークショップを開催する一方、母親は日本で古布を継ぎ合せるワークショップ。この和気藹々感が楽しそうで素晴らしい。
2017-11-10 01:16:06
We (Japanese) believe in the existence of “spirit”. It is dangerous to declare that “Afterlife exists” in this diversified society. I respect an individual belief. However, it is safe to share that “Many Japanese believed in the existence of Afterlife” because it is true history. Some of the cultural practices…
I like doing things with my own hands. Cooking, Wood-Crafting (like simple furniture), fixing minor house issues, painting, and of course, stitching. In my youth, I tried so hard to be wealthy so that I have enough luxury to enjoy what I like. I was trying to “achieve” the happiness…
I am working on the product page for these “One of a kind” Sashiko Thread so called “Muban | No Numbered”. Wait for the update! – 5/8(火)の夜11時からの刺し子配信で、「奇跡の緑」の刺し子糸の販売抽選を行います。今現在までにご希望頂いた方を記載させて頂きました。漏れがあったり、辞退したいという場合があったらご連絡下さい。 – 抽選の配信にご参加頂かなくても大丈夫ですが、参加頂いた方が盛り上がります。いつも配信を見て下さる方(僕がお名前を把握している方)は、僕が盛り上げますが、今まで配信を見たことがない方&コメントしたことないよーっ、て言う方は、是非ご参加頂けると嬉しいです。当選の際に、何も反応がないのは寂しいですのでね。でも深夜だし……無理はなさらず。 – 当選された方は、DMにてメールアドレスをお教え下さい。追って手続方法を、ご連絡致します。 – 「初めましての方は、配信アーカイブ見て下さい!」って前回書いたのですが、3月以降の配信をアップしていないことに気がついて。今、必死にやってます。YoutubeにてSashiCoチャンネルを探して下さい。 – 参加予定者一覧。 @sinobu_19671885 @kumakumaminmin @makoppi_m @mammycy @ekka_1985 @mii01439 @na.na_45 @kozu.30 @orange_813 @nanohana_sashiko @murmur.out @nozomic123 @1005coma @ayaki817 @kyoto_k…

出来上がりが楽しみですね