Sashiko is Japanese for "little stabs". It's an amazing style of embroidery where you create a threaded pattern on fabric using visible running stitches. While sashiko can be used to design good ...

The first stitch we learned – the basic sashiko running stitch – was simple enough, though I got off to a delayed start after struggling to thread my needle and make a knot.

She came upon sashiko, a Japanese mending technique involving a running stitch and geometric patterns. As she practiced, she realized that she wanted to start using the same technique on her own ...

STEP THREE Repeat a second row (and a third, and a fourth and a fifth) The exact pattern of the sashiko stitches is up to you. Many decorative stitching styles and geometric samples can be found ...

Participants in last years' Great British Sewing Bee were challenged to upcycle denim pieces, using sashiko – Rob Jones of Romor Designs was among those whose sashiko and boro work featured in ...

It was named for the traditional Japanese stitching method — sashiko — that its 15 workers use to upcycle secondhand sneakers, including New Balance, Vans, Converse, Nike and even Dr. Martens.

Imagine a pair of dark blue jeans with kaleidoscope patterns and white thread. ATSUSHI FUTATSUYA: Yes, sashiko can be a form of visible mending, but it is more like invisible mending.