Sashiko
Sashiko is a quilting technique using a running stitch to reinforce and prolong the life of a fabric or to stitch and recycle old pieces of cloth into a new garment. Sashiko created warmer and more durable fabrics for the Japanese farmer who originally used the stitch for practical reasons. Decorative sashiko stitching developed out of this need for warmth and durability and functions to embellish while strengthen the garment or object.
A Pair of Heavily Sashiko Stitched Work Gloves: Unused
early to mid twentieth centuryeach piece: 9 3/4" x 6 1/2"... (more)
A Patched and Mended Boro Sashiko Furoshiki: 36 Patches
searly twentieth century38" x 40 1/2", 96.5 cm x 103 cm A... (more)
A Patched Indigo Dyed Cotton Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitching
early twentieth century51 1/2" x 48", 131 cm x 122 cm A f... (more)
A Two Panel Piece of Rustic Sashiko: Two Patterns on Recycled Cotton
early twentieth century46 1/2" x 24 1/4", 118 cm x 61.5 c... (more)
A Pair of Sashiko Stitched Work Mittens: Two Patterns
early to mid twentieth centuryeach: 10" x 7", 25.5 cm x 1... (more)
A Pair of Rustic and Tattered Undyed Cotton Heel Guards: Dense Sashiko Stitching
early twentieth centuryeach: 4 1/4" x 14 1/2", 11 cm x 37... (more)
A Sashiko Stitched Zokin: Traditional Re-Purposed Cotton Dustrag
mid to late twentieth century8 1/4" x 13 1/2", 21 cm x 34... (more)
A Pair of Heavily Worn Foot Guards: Densely Sashiko Stitched
early twentieth centuryeach one: 4" x 9 1/2", 10 cm x 24 ... (more)
A Boro Sashiko Stitched Furoshiki: Patching, Mending and Small Holes
early twentieth century50" x 47", 127 cm x 119.5 cm A fur... (more)
A Sashiko Stitched Furoshiki: Hemp Leaf Motif
early twentieth century39" x 37", 99 cm x 94 cm A furoshi... (more)