r/sashiko

This cloth was requested by my kid, and I always put his requests at the top of the stack. I’ll be very sad if he ever stops asking for things!

Since it’s been in some discussions lately, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on making the “back side” pretty, especially in a case like this where the fabric is only one layer.

Many moyozashi patterns look very similar front to back, such as the teal Seigaiha and the red Shippo Tsunagi. (Only different here, because I added little circles in the centers as a nod to my mom). For some moyozashi patterns, like asanoha (pictured in orange and green), there’s often a way to minimize thread skipping in the back. For the orange one, I kept the skips in one of the passes, but in the green one, I incorporated those lines into other passes. This means a little bit of doubling back, but if it’s important to have the back look clean, it can be worth it.

I think Hitomezashi patterns almost always look great on the back when stitched methodically without skipping around. I tend to avoid patterns where this is hard to do.

I do enjoy that some hitomezashi, like the yellow pattern I stumbled on and think of as “Love and Family” looks the same front and back, just shifted, while others like the kakinohana in lavender and the tortoiseshell (kikko?) variation in blue are the inverse on the back, and make a completely different pattern.

What are some of your favorite patterns? Are there patterns you’ve been avoiding because it’s too much of a puzzle to figure out the stitching order? Which patterns do you find the most fun to stitch?

cut & sewn from scratch with my 52 piece pattern I drafted.

the denim base is upcycled from thrifted jeans I cut from.

patchwork material is all from hello kitty pieces thrifted over about a year.

I tried to do more fluid and organic sashiko than what I normally do. I used embroidery thread because I like the thickness and bold colors. hope y'all like

I’m hoping to do my first ever sashiko mending on this pair of 18oz 100% cotton jeans. The fabric overall doesn’t feel thin in this region, except for where the white fade line extends beyond the 1” blowout. I look forward to eventually having a bunch of high contrast patches on these jeans, but for now would love this patch to be somewhat low profile since it will be hidden in the crotch area anyway. I’ll be choosing a dark blue thread.

1. I would love to get at least 60 more wears out of this repair job. should I make the patch as big as I’ve outlined in photo 1? Or would a smaller patch (like in photo 2) suffice? Maybe I should consider a different shape/size patch altogether? I would prefer a smaller patch for now, and would be ok with adding a bigger patch down the road - but I obviously want it to last longer than a month or two.

2. what’s the thinnest viable fabric you would recommend for the patch? Summer is approaching so I don’t really want to add thicker fabric than I have to.

Any other advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

How would i go repairing this tear

Blown out knee on my painting pants. Maybe overdid it for what they are. Tried a couple different stitches.

My 365-day sashiko project.

I came across sashiko when I was hyperfocused on trying to fix a tear in some jeans I had, and that ended up with telling my mom about it and saying that she wanted me to make one for her, and this was the result!

Sashiko is supposed to look like a mirror image of the front on the back, right? Or have I made that up?

Anyway, I've done all the 'main' diagonal lines in this, how do I do the mini ones which have the stitches much further apart?

Hi all! I’m getting into sashiko and I thrifted a jacket a while ago to turn into a project. I hope to fill the rest of the jacket but wanted to share my progress first.

If you can’t tell the right chest was where I started and you can tell it looks so tight like it’s scrunched up. I’m probably planning on redoing that spot then finish rest of the jacket.

Any advice is much appreciated. One thing I notice is my stitches end up too tight especially on corners so I’m trying to keeping in mind to leave some slack

I made this in two days all hand sewn most of the time went into figuring out how to connect the edge in the way I wanted when I couldn't remember the name of the technique. ( I still don't know the name if anyone does)

this is the front flap of the messenger bag, i've put just shy of 100hr into it over the last month and a half. would love to hear your thoughts!

what's left for me to do:

• finish the front embroidery

• re-seam the shoulder strap (already re-stitched the interior seams, i'll give a full bag tour once the whole thing is done)

• replace or reinforce the strap closures and replace the broken buckles with quality magnetic closures (haven't yet decided if i want to fully remove the pleather straps and replace them with segments of an old leather belt, or if i just want to reinforce them by stitching in black thread. definitely open to input on this as well!)

The seams in the crotch area of my favorite comfy casual pants were starting to split, so I added a massive patch on the inside with some sashiko to hopefully give them much more life. I was worried the patch would take away some comfiness but I actually like the little bit of extra butt padding it provides.

I'm so happy with them that I kept putting off taking photos, purely because I didn't want to take them off!

is my first notebook so obviously a lot of mistakes have been making, so i would love some good feedback for clean a little bit the way that it looks . I’m also starting with sewing so is everything sew by hand :D