Make + Mend a sashiko-inspired craft book

MAKE + MEND is available now!
An exquisite, full-color guide to sashiko, a simple Japanese stitching technique that uses stunning patterns to decorate or repair clothing, accessories, and home textiles. Requiring no special equipment other than a sewing needle and thread, Make and Mend introduces the incredibly simple technique of sashiko--a striking hand-sewing method using a running stitch to form pleasing geometric patterns. Sashiko is traditionally used to mend and repair clothing and textiles, but it can just as easily be used to create beautiful, decorative projects for the home.
With fifteen projects applying a modern, on-trend aesthetic to this ancient craft, Make and Mend shows readers how to apply sashiko stitching to a variety of craft projects, such as repairing torn jeans, mending a ripped hem, and making decorative pillows, napkins, a tablecloth, and a totebag. Touching on the concepts of beauty in minimalism and resourceful simplicity, as well as a fascination with Japan and Japanese design, this easy and accessible book will appeal to both the seasoned maker and total beginner—all brought to life in 100+ color photographs.
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Make + Mend Book Tour
I'll be teaching workshops all over the country for the next few months check back as I update and add more stops!
- Aug. 25, Mexico City, Stitched Shibori
- Aug. 26, Mexico City, Sashiko Mending
- Sept. 8 Gather Here, Boston area, MA, Sashiko Mending - Sold Out
- Sept. 9 Gather Here, Boston area, Sashiko Denim - Sold Out
- Sept. 13 Make Workshop, Brooklyn, NY Launch Party & Make n' Take
- Oct. 6 Fancy Tiger, Denver, CO, Sashiko Mending - Sold Out
- Oct. 7 Fancy Tiger, Denver, CO, iPhone Product Photography (not really book related but fun! Photo is my other creative love. I have a photography background and love taking pictures. )
- Oct. 9 Fancy Tiger Crafts, Denver, CO, Sasihko Mending - Sold Out
- Oct. 13 Cattywampus Crafts, Ojai, CA Sashiko Denim, 9-12
- Oct. 13 Cattywampus Crafts, Ojai, CA Sashiko Mending, 1-4 pm - Sold Out
- Oct. 28 Portland, OR, Lisa Congdon Art & Illustration Studio, Sashiko Mending
- Nov. 10 Make Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, Sashiko Mending
- Nov. 16th Atlanta, GA Topstitch Studio & Lounge, Sashiko Denim
- Nov. 17 Atlanta, GA Topstitch Studio & Lounge, Sashiko Denim - SOLD OUT
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Thanks so much for purchasing Make and Mend! To download the full-size patterns and templates, click below.
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