I get so many ideas in my head. I have demin and fabric scraps. Still learning boro. I have made rice bags, knot bag out of demin and couple juggling balls... I end up with a different design 😅. Appreciate your hard work and sharing your creative craftworks.😊
I didn’t know that what you do interested me until I saw you. I don’t do it but I love to watch you. So thank you for introducing me to your beautiful sashiko. 😁🇬🇧
As I do with Cross Stitching, when I travel a bit of a distance, I run my longer Thread underneath a stitch that is on the way. This makes the loops shorter and less likely to get snagged upon. ❤ I am thankful you included the lining with a decorated pocket, too! Wonderful touch. Making the boxed bottom boxed, before you added the lining make sense! Beautiful pattern. I took screenshots with each set of directions. This will help me greatly when marking designs; thank YOU so much!!! You do beautiful work! Thanks for the close-up camera shots, too! A very pleasant video; it's a keeper!
So nice ❤ I stitched two little bags (24×18 cm) that last week end, on just one face ! 😊. I've bought some sheets and they came inside fabric bags...I do not want to throw them so I decide to custom them with sashiko and keep them to put some flip-flop/sleepers inside when I'm travelling. The bottom was already flat...I've really struggled to stitch the bottom part without grabbing the other layer ! I've finished using a cartboard inside but it didn't help to stitch 😅😅😅 I was wondering how it turns out with the handles and if it's possible to stich them. I've you ever tried to made sashiko on long and thin bands ? (There's anothher bag to custom for me so I'm looking for inspiration 😇 )
Hi! I didn’t stitch on handles with this one because the bag was pretty solid and it would be too thick to stitch, but I’ve stitched handles before. Personalise your reusable shopping bag with Sashiko ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zP82Cc2wl4U.html Also, I’ve stitched on some shoe laces too⬇️ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1hP9qTEHWHs.html Some Yokozashi patterns may be good for that too😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IQwNhEj4sxs.html
I love that there are different designs within the overall design. And your decision to put a box bottom in rather than the one they had I think it’s a great idea. So much easier to put things into a bag that has that type of a bottom. Great video as always
It’s a water erasable marker from Leonis. Here’s a video about the tools I’m currently using if you’re interested😊⬇️ SASHIKO tools and materials I'm currently using - March 2024 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0sILBEK9JvI.html
Yo hey, your videos have got me inspired to start working on my own clothes (mostly for visble mending - did my first pair of pants the other day :). Love this video and im thinking of doing it for mine once it gets stained/damaged. I was going to ask - I do my Sashiko usually by going all the way through the fabric and then back through, is the way you do it where you kind of just run the needle over above any less strong or is it literally the exact same kind of stitch? Also how do you know how much thread to use??? or do you not and you just have to start again with a new thread every time you run out? Thanks, sorry if this is a bit of an overload of questions aha
Hi! That’s great that you’ve done the first visible mending! Congratulations🎉 I’m not sure if I understood the first question correctly (If you could explain again, I can probably answer better😅) When I stitch Hitomezashi, I often move in one direction at a time. For example, if I’ve stitched one horizontal line, then I move to the next horizontal line. After finishing all the horizontal lines, I start vertical lines. It works like weaving in the thread. So it’s often used for mending and reinforcement. If it’s Moyozashi like the one I did, I also try to stitch horizontal and vertical lines first. This is because fabric tends to stretch more in diagonal directions and you might distort the fabric. So I’d leave diagonal lines to later usually. With Moyozashi, each line is not always close and patterns are more complicated, so it’s sometimes hard to decide how to proceed and you may need to cut the thread more often. For the length of the thread, I normally lay the thread along the line to stitch and cut to the appropriate length. If you do that, you have better control with the thread. I usually overlap stitches when I change threads and it makes the stitches thicker than other areas, so I want to avoid doing it in the middle of the pattern. I hope this helps but you can ask me again if you want to clarify anything😊
Another fantastic, and inspiring video. I appreciate how you present and explain the techniques. Is there a video of yours that explains how to do the corners? As in do the horizontal and vertical stitches meet equally and touch the corner or does one of them touch the corner and the other doesn’t, or neither touches the corner?
I believe there are no absolute rules about it. I thought about two ways of dealing with the corner. One is to stitch the corner as a corner (so one of the stitches is at the corner). The other way is to stitch it as a part of the pattern. In that case, you can stitch the corner like other intersections (the stitches are off the corner). I felt that they would look clearer if I stitched as a corner, so one of the stitches are at each corner with this piece. It’s just my choice though. My understanding is that the ‘stitching tips’ are formed more recently for people who have never seen Sashiko in their everyday life. I think they are more for the convenience but not strict rules. I have my own set of rules for myself but I believe whatever looks good for you is the best for you👍
Hi, I am from India. I love your channel and your work is beautiful. I too love the sashiko technique and am in the learning process ( especially from your channel). Can you tell the needle brand and the size that can be bought in Japan for Sashiko. My daughter is in Japan to learn japanese language and is currently in Takayama for a vacation. In one of your earlier videos I saw you mention Takayama for Sashiko supplies. Can you please let me know so I can ask her buy the needles. Thankyou..
Hi! As I explained in this video, I use all sorts of needles depending on the material. One of those needles I use is from the brand called Tulip in Japan. I showed it in this video here⬇️ (at 07:20). SASHIKO tools and materials I'm currently using - March 2024 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0sILBEK9JvI.html They are great for stitching thinner materials like Sarashi. Here’s the product details (but in Japanese). I use 0.84 (thinner one). www.tulip-japan.com/?pid=147286766 This is not from Takayama though. You can buy it at some craft shops (or Amazon if purchasing from overseas). Also, I’d like to note that this is a great product but not for thicker materials such as denim. I’ve broken a few trying to stitch thicker materials😅
@@thegreenwrapper Thankyou for your prompt reply. I will definitely take into consideration the tips you have given when I ask my daughter to get the needles. Thankyou once again..
That’s such a lovely pattern, it almost looked 3D once you’d finished it! It’s such an attractive but understated design. It looks so elegant. The stitches are so even - I feel like if I attempted the same project, my bag would have warps and bumps all over it! 😂 I also love how carefully you plan the direction of the stitches. It just shows how economical careful forethought can be
This pattern really is so beautiful😊 I’ve stitched it many times in the past. When I did it first time, I took a wrong path and struggled to stitch all the lines😅 Also, I struggled with the intersections many times. I guess the practice helped👍
@creepycutiecrafty I think so. I’ve done in a smaller scale before and the stitches became too dense around those intersections. This is not the easiest pattern, so planning helps a lot😊
