Upcycle Stitches is a store to sell Sashiko items & supplies. We are a group of Sashiko artisans, and we teach Sashiko Online & In-person (before Covid). At the same time, we are kinda big nerd in Japanese fabrics (not a specialist – just love in a way that not…
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I am a Sashiko artisan. On top of that, I am a big fan of other Japanese traditi
I am a Sashiko artisan. On top of that, I am a big fan of other Japanese traditional crafts – especially fabrics & threads. For that, I am a quite good collector. I used to enjoy antique market shopping (I haven’t been back to Japan for 7 years…. Oy Vey)….
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Two more Jackets to go on the journey of sharing my nostalgia (there are many mo
Two more Jackets to go on the journey of sharing my nostalgia (there are many more Jackets, but I will stop at the next photo). ☆ The Sashiko Jacket 006 by Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya. For me, this Jacket is not as “comfortable” as the other Jacket I had shared….
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Probably, one of the most famous Jacket (009) by SashiCo & Keiko Futatsuya.
Probably, one of the most famous Jacket (009) by SashiCo & Keiko Futatsuya. ☆ I had shared the photo of the 009 here and there. It is because of my belief – that the Jacket 009 introduce who Keiko is as a Sashiko producer – traditional & playful. Sashiko on…
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Good Japanese vintage fabric is hard to get. You may come up a question, how do
Good Japanese vintage fabric is hard to get. You may come up a question, how do we “define” a good vintage fabric. The quick answer is “supply and demand”, but I am planning to write an article about it soon. We recently accuire this beautiful Katazome. Needless to say, this…
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A picture of a “part” of on-going Jacket that Keiko is making for a customer. We
A picture of a “part” of on-going Jacket that Keiko is making for a customer. We patchwork the vintage fabric, we hand-stitch one by one, and then think of a person who would wear it. Including the “wishes for the cloth”, this will be the one of a kind Jacket….
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So called “Twin Jacket” of the previous Jacket I had introduced. These 2 jackets
So called “Twin Jacket” of the previous Jacket I had introduced. These 2 jackets are made from the several kinds of same vintage fabrics. The vintage fabric Keiko couldn’t just put it in a drawer. She had to do Sashiko & bring back to the main stage as “cloth”. Reversible….
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Alright. Thank you for enjoying a series of our “wow” project of Sashiko Jacket.
Alright. Thank you for enjoying a series of our “wow” project of Sashiko Jacket. The reverse side of it. A person can wear as a whole new jacket (Beautiful Green Vintage Fabric), but the concept here was to have “Both side of the fabric beautiful” following the Sashiko traditions. ★…
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Photo of the front of “Wow… why did we end up with…” Jacket (which I introdu
Photo of the front of “Wow… why did we end up with…” Jacket (which I introduced yesterday). Thank you very much for all of your comments. Your words encourage us to keep working on these enjoyable Sashiko. ★ We started this journey when Keiko obtained the incredible Japanese Vintage Fabric….
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“To be Boro” Fabric. Well, we can call it Boro, but it is too original to call i
“To be Boro” Fabric. Well, we can call it Boro, but it is too original to call it Boro, yet supreme quality of fabric. Stunningly beautiful. We are not a dealer. We are a group of stitcher. Therefore, once we find the vintage fabric like these, we “make” Boros. Interested?…