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Crafting Stories with Aurifil Threads making zen stitching Nov 15, 2024

A big part of Zen Stitching is the community and the connections we make, and we...

The Craft of Clothes meets Zen Stitching for Zero and Zen

Recap: Zero and Zen 2024 collaborations low- and zero-waste stitching upcycling Nov 01, 2024

One of the things I love most about Zero and Zen is witnessing the incredible di...

UFO October 2024 challenge organizing slow living stitching ufo october Oct 01, 2024

Are unfinished objects taking over your creative space and making it harder to s...

My 5 Favourite Sashiko Books reading resources stitching tools Sep 16, 2024

Sashiko, the traditional Japanese embroidery technique known for its minimalist ...

Textile artist Kate Ward, a white woman with long blond hair wearing handmade and hand patched clothing, sits on one of two leather chairs at a small table in a studio-esque room. There are garments decorated with Sashiko stitching hanging in the background.

Upcycling with Sashiko Embroidery: A New Course with Domestika collaborations stitching travel tutorials Aug 15, 2024

Recently I had the incredible opportunity to film my new course 'Upcycling with ...

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Sashiko Tools: Black Masamune Tailor's Shears low- and zero-waste stitching tools Jul 01, 2024

Disclaimer: This blog post was written in collaboration with Shokunin Store, a s...

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Making Zen + Zen Stitching: What's in a name? collaborations making zen slow living stitching tutorials May 15, 2024

Zen: we know it to mean a state of relaxation, and the word loosely translates t...

a white woman's hands mend a pair of blue jeans using a traditional Japanese method called Sashiko

Sashiko and Sustainability: The Art of Visible Mending low- and zero-waste slow living stitching upcycling Apr 01, 2024

Sashiko is not a new practice - in fact, it's quite the opposite! Hundreds of ye...

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International Women's Day: 10 Zen Women to Follow collaborations stitching women in craft Mar 15, 2024

With International Women's Day on the 8th, March is the month for celebrating wo...

an embroidery hoop sits on a wooden surface. There is a clock face embroidered on the cloth.

3 Top Reasons We Should Make Time to Stitch health slow living stitching Mar 01, 2024

We've all heard the phrase "everyone has the same 24 hours in a day," but I thin...

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Challenge Recap: Stitch Away the Winter Blues challenge collaborations mystery stitch along stitching Feb 14, 2024

"Light" and "joy" might not be the first words that come to mind when you think ...

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Sashiko Supplies: What You Need to Get Started stitching tools Feb 01, 2024

Sashiko is an ancient Japanese art that goes back hundreds of years; what starte...

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