My latest work features a pink Kimomo that I sources form Facebook Marketplace. I have appliqued some kitsch vintage images, using my usual method of backing them with applique webbing, ironing them on and them zig-zag stitching around the outside. I have then various sashiko templates to lay down the pattern for sashiko embroidery.
I have done quite a bit of work with Sashiko, directly onto clothing, as well as Boro Sashiko. Below are a few examples of sashiko embroidery from Glen and I, that has been stitched directly onto thrifted shirts. This time, I had a vision of a sashiko shirt with more of a patched or Boro
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The Ainu People The Ainu are an indigenous people from the northern region of the Japan. The only thing that I know about them is from seeing their designs, when scrolling through pinterest, looking for Sashiko designs. Below is just one example of their designs, which I have used as inspiration. My Process I salvaged
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