SASHIKO

Sashiko is a traditional Japanese technique of decorative running stitch, in which even rows of simple straight stitches are laid with white thread on dark (most often blue, indigo) fabric, forming geometric patterns. Historically sashiko was not décor but a way to reinforce and mend the workwear of Japanese peasants and fishermen, making it warmer and stronger. Later this utilitarian technique turned into a recognised art with dozens of traditional patterns (waves, mountains, bamboo, stars). Sashiko is meditative, rhythmic and at the same time practical. In modern fashion it is valued for its clean, graphic beauty and the philosophy of conscious, durable clothing. Sashiko is a technique of the simple stitch raised into an art, in which rhythmic rows of white stitches on indigo combine repair, reinforcement and the refined geometric beauty of the Japanese aesthetic of imperfection.