I thrifted a jacket very much like yours but haven't worn it because, yes, it is boring. The sky is the limit now! You always give me the courage to try new things. I absolutely love your attitude and the grace you give yourself. You already look like an expert to me. Thank you.
I'm far from it but thank you. I hesitated before doing the video because there are so many amazing sashiko stitchers out there already. Then I thought it would be nice to see that everyone can learn new things... Learning and practicing shouldn't stop as we get older 👍
I’ve really enjoyed watching you sewing And listening to you Marion. I love how you are kind yourself and at the same time giving inspiration and confidence to other beginners. Your Shiisiko is beautiful so I hope you’re very proud of yourself. As always, thank you for sharing ❤
I’d be proud to have a sampler as accomplished as that. And that is my goal. I’m just in the early stages of “getting my eye in”. But I’ve already fallen in love with both the needles and the thread. Glorious to work with. Thank you for the time you’ve taken to create this video.
Thank you Marion for your video and all I can say is wow. This is a one off and stunning. You can say when you wear it that it is a designer piece. Subtle and yet makes a statement. You say you are a beginner but it does not look that way. The compliments and questions about this stitching that you will get will amaze you. You are wearing a work of art.
Marion, you absolutely amaze me every week but this is the piece de resistance! This jacket was the perfect ground for sashiko embroidery and I so appreciate your incredible instructions on executing hitomezashi patterns. It takes incredible patience to execute such a project but well worth it. I am blown away by the beauty and brain-teasing complexity of these designs. Japanese culture is so rich and it would take a lifetime to scratch the surface. Thank you for this piece of beauty.
I appreciate your message Ann. I don't know why I've waited so long before doing a decent project with sashiko. I've dabbled with small stuff...but like with the kawandi, the bigger you can go, the more beautiful it can be, especially at first. It's given me the joy to say I like it enough to practice more.. and the long rows help too I think.
Loved seeing the patterns emerge as you stitched, fascinating and your cuffs are so pretty. Marion, your enthusiasm makes me smile, the joy of learning something new ♥
I so enjoyed your video love what you have done to your thrifted jacket I especially like the fabric pieces you have added in along with the sashiko stitching, you are turning a dull item into something beautiful to wear. It is so rewarding making something you are happy to alter and wear that you have bought from a thrift shop. Thank you for sharing.
Sashiko embroidery is so calming to watch. The jacket is looking absolutely beautiful xx I also like seeing little mistakes in handmade things. I think its like a finger print ♡
That's a lovely way to think about it... Perfection can be overrated and actually stop people from trying to create anything. Embrace it all... that's my philosophy ☺️🪡🧵
Beautiful! I’ve had a little play before with old jeans, but you’ve given me a new incentive to have another go, but with proper Sashiko thread and a good drawn out grid. Thank you. Now to watch the follow on video ☺️
Your jacket looks absolutely gorgeous, Marion. Sashiko is like magic. Out of the grid appears a beautiful pattern. I am definitely going to give it a try!! See you next Wednesday! Best wishes, Karin ❤️
Hi Marion, Your Sashiko designs are amazing! Your jacket is beautiful! Such inspiration! I absolutely enjoy Sashiko and never thought to do this! Thank You for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your crochet too.
Wow this is amazing! First time I heard about Sashiko. The jacket looks absolutely lovely Marion. I particularly love your idea of doing the “sampling” in angles and the patch of fabric. Genius!
Awesome I have recently started Sashiko Embroidery myself. I am still struggling to have even stitching but I am having fun doing it. I use cloths that would have been tossed in the past to practice on. with how the economy is going I want to upcycle everything I can. trying not to waste something that could be repurposed. I have also started darning socks to make them last longer. recycled an old sweater no one wanted into sock mending yarn. works great.
Your jacket is beautiful and I agree with Nancy, "who among us would laugh at you!!" You inspire in so many ways. Thank you for sharing your amazing talents with us. I look forward to your videos as I always feel like I have learned something new, even if it is something beyond what I know I could do. Your parrot is fantastic. I have done Sashiko embroidery in the past but you have sparked my interest again. I will be shopping for a jacket soon!!
I am obsessed also Marion...it's magical to see stitches become a beautiful pattern❤ The lavender 💜 showed up beautifully on the grid. YOUR JACKET IS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL
You are a beginner of Sashiko? It is clear that you are very accomplished and an expert already. Quite lovely, great design balance, wonderfully executed. Inspirational. 🦋💖
Wow! What great results! Before this I hadn’t understood the interest in Sashiko embroidery, but now i see how lovely and attainable it is. Your jacket looks really nice.
How very beautiful! I bought a jacket exactly like this one in Taos, New Mexico in 1995. I’ve hardly ever worn it because it really is boring. Your idea of sashiko is brilliant! Now your jacket shines! Thank you for the great tutorial. You’ve given me the confidence that I can do this. ❤️❤️❤️
Well done, sashiko is very addicted. l get a rush of excitement watching the grid emerge, love it on the denim, hope to see more. It has rained so much here in Australia I'm growing duck feet, love watching
When we keep the technique exactly the same it creates a uniform look, even if some stitches are shorter or slightly misplaced. I learnt this in wire work jewellery making. The pieces looked as though they belonged together because each was made with the same technique - just as you did here. The fact that your grid was out a little here and there did not spoil the look. It is cohesive and looks FANTASTIC - yes, I am shouting there as it is so good to look at. Wonderful to have the opportunity to watch and see it build up - each new step adding more beauty. Well Done.
Thank you so much Eileen... I had originally planned a flower motif for the back. But all changed when I discovered those grid patterns... I was instantly hooked by them 🪡🧵😊
Perfect timing for me, I’ve just started a sashiko patching project of some bib overalls with holes in the legs. I made myself a thimble from an old sturdy leather belt, by cutting a square around one of the holes, rounding the corners and tying an elastic hair tie through the hole to slip over my finger. I😊 think it will work fine. Thanks, Marion, for all of your encouragement.
Great idea Mary... I've got plenty of old leather. I'll give it a go. I might just add more leather to the thimble I have as it fits my finger nicely already...👍🧵🪡☺️
Marion your jacket is wonderful❣️ I love it😊. Sashiko has seemed unfathomable to me but now I think I have a chance of achieving🤔😁 I especially like the first pattern you stitched and you are right it is amazing that those three patterns came from the one grid layout. Very well done, thankyou so much. 🦋🌻
Your stitches are so beautiful, practice makes perfect. It’s so nice that you are willing to try different techniques. Lovely work.thanks for sharing. 🪡🧵♥️
Hi Marion, the Sashiko has come out so well! It’s quite magical the way the pattern appeared. I’m pretty certain that I went to the same fabric shop in Japan. I’m in Scotland now so can’t check, but I bought 2 pieces of fabric with a similar brown label. Yours are beautiful! I wish now that I’d bought more, but my husband and son were waiting outside, getting bored, so I made my choice quickly. Thank you for your abundance of ideas!❤
Thank you, Marion, for this very easy to follow tutorial. I've been interested in trying sashiko, but haven't found the needles in store, yet. Thank you for making it look so easy ❤😂❤ I always look forward to your videos. You are so patient ❤ Central California USA is 89°F with 42% humidity and no breeze right now. Expecting 104 this afternoon. I've finished my chores. Will be staying inside and stitching with Marion's World for the rest of the day 😅❤
I think this looks lovely. And learning something new is always admirable. I think that each project we stitch, we learn something from. It is so much fun. ❤
Oh my goodness! I have only just found your channel and I’m off down several new directions! But this jacket…. Show stopper! Off to thrift a dark denim jacket, fabric and threads. Beautiful
I’m so excited to see you do this! I’ve had a denim jacket hanging in my sewing room for months waiting for just this. I have the needles and threads and a book but just needed the proper inspiration! Thank you for that inspiration! Your jacket is looking wonderful! I love the sleeve idea so much. So many exclamation marks - can you tell I love it? I’m so happy that I found your world! I’ve been watching for a while now and just love it all. I also crochet, quilt, watercolor, and dabble in mixed media and journal making. Your garden is a dream I have. I do better with houseplants where I can better control the environment. It’s very hot here. Thank you!
That must have taken quite a while to do…, Such a different look to your denim jacket now!! Thank You for the way you patiently explain every tutorial. I always learn so much!
I am visiting family in Maine, USA, and it is 87 degrees F and sunny. A bit warm for this far north. Most evenings it does rain and even though the sun is shining it is humid. But there's something cozy about a rainy day that I like. I can remember as a child I liked it when it rained when I was in school. Somehow the class room seemed brighter with the over head lights. Your stitching, as usual is very pretty and well done. It's one thing I have not tried.😊
I know the sort of rain you mean... Lovely being inside and watching it... However we've had endless cold and rainy weather these last few weeks...and it's supposed to be summer 🌞
Wow, this now looks so beautiful. I loved all the stitches you demonstrated. I think I will have to take the plunge and try this in the near future. Beautiful work, Marion.❤
I love sashiko stitching and do it freehand, like the looser effect rather than the grid. Different folks, different strokes! We have been in a series of heat waves, up to 100°f yesterday. High humidity, too. It's indoor weather for me. We do get heat waves in July in NJ, but not this much. Out at dawn today carrying water to my flowers. I'm planning a bit of goldwork and beading today.
Wow.. that's given me something to aspire to Liz! I don't think I could have kept even enough without drawing the grid first. But..it was the first time I'd done it. So a lot more practice is needed. How do you manage to keep your lines straight etc...🤔
❤❤❤ absolutely beautiful! I also found a nice denim jacket that has been waiting for me and now I think I have a plan for it! Thank you for sharing your learning process!
Beautiful project Marion !!!! So intricate!!! Sorry about your rain ! In Knoxville TN, in the US, it’s 95 degrees (36 Celsius !!) thanks for sharing !!!
What a beautiful pattern Marion, you've really transformed that jacket! Looking forward to the crochet, I can make a long strip but I can't seem to get the turns right. Hope you show the turns in crochet slowly, maybe I'll get it.
That's so great and a beautiful coincidence for me! I thought a couple of weeks ago that I would like to make a hanten jacket with sashiko. So I've been practising. I look forward to the next stage of yours. Thank you for your wonderful videos.
👍 I'm looking forward to when I get to start my own hanten. I have some beautiful thrifted fabric waiting... Check out a video by Zoe Hong on how she made hers. It's what inspired me in the first place...
You always bring beauty to the ordinary, Marion. I love the fabrics you added and those little frills are the bomb! I absolutely love Sashiko because I am very attracted to geometric patterns. I find it easier to stitch something that is marked, so I don't have to think about the stitch placement while I'm embroidering. Good on you for practicing the proper technique. I can imagine how awkward it must feel when you are used to the normal running stitch method used in quilting and embroidery. We just got over a heat wave in central Canada with a couple of rainy days and now it has cooled down and gotten more sunny. It's only 16 C this morning with a forecasted high of around 23 C this afternoon. It looks like we are heading into the high 20's with a mix of sun, clouds and rain for the rest of the week. I hope the weather improves and you are able to get back into your garden soon.
Marion your stitching is so good and the patterns you created are lovely. I have a Sashiko kit that I must start now that you have given me the motivation. I think the grid on the blue fabric in the kit is marked out with dots rather than lines. This might make the process a little quicker. So lovely to spend time with you again. xx
Wow Marion, your jacket and sashiko is really stunning and it suits you so well! I love how much you are enjoying it, your enthusiasm is infectious! I was given a dear friend’s old denhim gardening shirt full of large and small holes, lots of freying and thinning of the cloth. Was destined for the rubbish and I feel so lucky to have the chance to resurrect such a loved piece of over 30 years. It is my very favourite long term project and I have been practicing sashiko inspired stitching as well as so many other techniques inspired by you and the wonderful k3n. Such a joy! Thanks again for everything you do 🤩
It felt like a brain workout to stitch it... Especially the last one... I had to keep referring back to the video I'd found to make sure I was doing it correctly...👍🧵🪡
Your jacket is lovely❤️. Shashiko reminds me of huck embroidery which I learned in elementary school. Even though you know there are imperfections, they can’t be seen by my eye. Just perfect the way it is🥰. Great job Marion ❤️❤️
