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 pieces of clothing and add lovely patterns, it’s mostly used for mending. Instead of discarding that torn piece of clothing or covering it…

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