Sashiko Workshop

$85

Get acquainted with this ancient Japanese art through our sashiko kit. Led by artist Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino, this beginner-friendly workshop covers the foundations of sashiko stitching with samplers, patternmaking, and a large-scale custom pillow project that is almost too pretty to put on your couch. Founded in rural Japan, sashiko (or “little stabs”), creates a design of running stitches through swaths of fabric to mend, strengthen, and reinforce garments. Over time, the craft developed into more intricate patterns used for embellishing, quilting, and weaving fabrics together. Our sashiko kit includes carefully curated shams (sewn in collaboration with our local seamstresses) and tools used by sashiko stitches around the world.

This workshop includes:

A detailed, digital workshop by Jessica Marquez
Tools and materials to create a pillow sham

The tools & materials included in this kit:

Custom-made 16×16-inch cotton and linen blend pillow sham with an envelope fold
Three fabric squares for practice
Specialty sashiko thread in 100-percent Egyptian cotton
Olympus sashiko needles in two sizes for varying techniques
Water-soluble pencil
Grid ruler
Thimble with a scalloped silicone

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Difficulty:

Beginner

Make Time:

A Weekend

Kit Type:

Workshop

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Name: Sashiko Workshop
SKU: WKSP202003
Price: 85.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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JESSICA MARQUEZ
SASHIKO

Welcome to an introduction to sashiko with artist Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino. In this workshop, Jessica teaches the foundations of the sashiko technique - we’ll explore both beginning and advanced pattern and shape making, building out several sashiko samplers and finally a large scale custom pillow project for the home.

Sashiko is a craft founded in rural Japan. When making precious fabrics from seeds, the art of sashiko was developed to mend, strengthen and reinforce garments for longevity. With a name meaning “little stabs”, this technique creates a design of running stitches through swaths of fabric. As time went on, simple running stitches were developed into more intricate patterns.

This technique can not only strengthen fabrics but also is used for embellishing, quilting or weaving fabrics together. Our materials and tools have been carefully curated from custom shams sewn in collaboration with our local seamstresses to the wonderful sashiko tools and materials used by practicing sashiko stitchers around the world.

We are so excited to have you join us for this project as we dive into this rich and beautiful technique with Jessica. We would love for you to share your final product by tagging us (and our featured artist!) in your photos. Don’t forget to use #thecraftersbox to show everyone - and see what others - are up to. Happy making.

A Sashiko Workshop with Jessica Marquez | The Crafter's Box

About the Artist: Jessica Marquez

Jessica Marquez is the teacher, content creator and full-time creative maker behind the handmade shop Miniature Rhino. Jessica is a lifelong maker who found her way back to textiles while working on an MFA in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. After countless hours working digitally, retouching images and staring at a computer screen she longed for hands-on analog making. She taught herself embroidery and then never stopped stitching. In 2008 she started a creative handmade business, Miniature Rhino, named after a young cousin's imaginary friend, a dentist she called Dr. Rhino.

Miniature Rhino became a symbol of creativity and imagination and seeks to inspire and teach hands-on skills. Her work has been featured in publications including In the Company of Women, Real Simple, Bust, Country Living, and InStyle magazine. She's the author of two books: Make and Mend (Ten Speed, 2018) and Stitched Gifts (Chronicle, 2012).

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