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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> It’s hard to imagine a time when fabric was a precious commodity-when you couldn’t just buy a few yards of fabric a T-shirt or a special outfit for a big event. Imagine making your clothes from scratch-growing the raw material spinning weaving and dyeing the fabric. Then finally sewing it together. This is not the typical relationship we have with textiles today but it’s pretty close to what people in rural Japan experienced centuries ago when sashiko was developed. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese art of functional embroidery defined by its use the running stitch and geometric patterns. It grew out of practical need not solely for decorative embellishment. It was used to insulate strengthen patch and mend textiles to extend their life and usefulness. Sashiko translates as “little stabs” which perfectly describes the method used to create the dis tinctive sashiko running stitch. The needle is dipped or “stabbed” in and out of the fabric. (LL)