20th September FREE JAPANESE SASHIKO

Description

Japanese Sashiko Stitching

Discover the beautiful world of traditional Japanese Sashiko stitching in this creative and mindful workshop.

Sashiko originally started in Edo period Japan as a practical embroidery technique to reinforce and repair clothing but developed into a beautifully decorative from of expression with endless opportunities for creative play with intricate pattern and colour.

In this workshop, you can create a beautiful Sashiko sampler square on cotton drill that can be made into a coaster or a lavender bag. Learn how to plan and grid out your design onto fabric, how to read and adapt Sashiko patterns, how to master the stitching and weaving techniques as well as how to turn your completed Sashiko into a practical and useful coaster or lavender bag.

You will learn about the fascinating history behind Sashiko while creating your own designs. Your teacher will provide plenty of inspiration and tips and encouragement as you spend a creative and meditative few hours stitching. You will leave the workshop excited to apply your new skills.

All materials provided- workshop for adults only

Karen Giroud (cushy_butterfield@instagram) is an Edinburgh based former costume designer and maker who has taught art, design and textiles and dressmaking in schools and workshops for over 20 years.

Currently our booking system does not allow cancellation due to a technical problem, please do not send emails to ask to cancel, we are a voluntary organization with no capacity to answer so many individual e-mails for all the classes. Thank you for your understanding.

This class is sponsored by the Lottery Community Fund, Awards for All

By attending this class you release the teacher, Giada Gaslini and Art and Spirituality Cic, from any liability arising out of any personal injuries, emotional or physical release, death, expectations of results, theft in the venue or damages that may happen to people and objects while attending.