Sadly, one of my favourite pairs of jeans has reached the point of no return. Th...
Β You may be familiar with the beautiful geometric patterns of sashiko stitching ...
Sashiko thread often comes in a skein, which can be frustrating to access if you...
This is a question that gets asked all the time, and it can be very easy to conf...
Recently I bought a sashiko thimble to assist with sewing projects that require ...
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Stitching circles is a form of meditat
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The recent trends for patching and mending our clothes have derived from the Jap...
βThe most sustainable garment is the one already in your wardrobe.β
Our clothes...
Some of my readers will have come across references to freezer paper for craft r...
With most of us being encouraged to self isolate at the moment and to work from ...
This is a question I get asked all the time - and if you have learnt traditional...
Ordinary fabric and needles were originally used for sashiko, but the thread was...
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