Sashiko Stitching Summer Sales. Newsletter is sent out. I will keep posting the Sashiko stitched fabric. https://mailchi.mp/9f77f1390edd/sashiko-1459561
2019-08-15 08:53:15
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 Stitching Summer Sales. Newsletter is sent out. I will keep posting the Sashiko stitched fabric. https://mailchi.mp/9f77f1390edd/sashiko-1459561
2019-08-15 08:53:15
School in remote for 5 years old is very challenging… well, it is very time-taking. I haven’t been able to work even 1/10 of what I plan. However, little by little, I will list whatever I can offer for you. The winter is coming, and I gotta do what I…
Sashiko Fukubukuro is available for sale now with the limited amount in stock (well… I will prepare based on the order, but only while supply last). Cerebrate new year with Sashiko threads and items to enjoy the new Sashiko Year! ☆ 2019-01-06 10:13:35 Source
Another beautiful, one-of-a-kind, Natural Dye Sashiko Thread is listed. Natural Dye with Logwood let us create many beautiful colors such as gray, blue and purple. However, it also requires skills to dye evenly… and from time to time, we end up having a whole dye batch with uneven colors. If…
