Welcome to Our Sashiko Archive

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.

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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.

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The Sashiko Workshop schedule in NYC for 2019 is finally available. We have one

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The Sashiko Workshop schedule in NYC for 2019 is finally available. We have one in February at Purl Soho (@purlsoho) and one in TriBeCa in April. The one with Purl Soho is designed for the Purl with extra contents. We hope to have more workshops over Spring/Summer, but for now, we plan to have them every 2 months or so that we can work on production more for 2019.
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Please find the detail from the link.(https://upcyclestitches.com/sashiko-workshop-schedule-2019/). Also, if you have a specific question, I am happy to answer it through DM. The photo is from the participant from the workshop last year. I will teach you pretty much everything you need to enjoy Sashiko in our traditional way. We are looking forward to meeting you.
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今年も年に何回かはNYCでのワークショップの宣伝の投稿をさせて頂くことになると思います。ご了承下さい。写真は去年のワークショップにてバッグを作ってくださった方から頂いた写真です。綺麗。
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NYCでのワークショップと並行して、オンラインでも「刺し子運針会」を行います。波縫い刺し子の基本である「運針」について、僕が持っている知識とノウハウをお伝えするものです。1/31の運針会、残り2席ございます。興味のある方は（sashico.com）にて「運針会」とご検索頂ければ詳細をご覧頂けます。
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2019-01-22 13:15:51




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  3. ニューヨークでのワークショップとてもステキです👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✨✨✨

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