Upcycling with Sashiko Embroidery
Finalizing Your Project
A course by Kate Ward , Embroidery designer, artist, and educator
Learn the traditional Japanese technique of sashiko embroidery and create sustainable garments with Kate Ward
About the video: Finalizing Your Project
Overview
“We’ll cover how to wash out marker lines and ensure the durability and aesthetics of your mend. This lesson will help you finish your project professionally and beautifully.”
In this video lesson Kate Ward addresses the topic: Finalizing Your Project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Upcycling with Sashiko Embroidery. Learn the traditional Japanese technique of sashiko embroidery and create sustainable garments with Kate Ward.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we're going to discuss how to finalize our project. So we've got many stitches created on the jeans and whilst the stitches are beautiful themselves the grids that we've used to draw them up and to follow along detract from the eye. So the next step is to remove them. Now depending on how we remove this really does depend on the different kind of fabric marker we've used to create these lines in the first place. Because I've used a kid's washable marker I find the easiest way is to simply put them in the washing machine. In fact my terminology is throw them in the washing mac...”
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Course summary for: Upcycling with Sashiko Embroidery
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Embroidery
Kate Ward is an interdisciplinary artist and educator with a deep passion for textile arts and sustainability. Focusing on sashiko, Kate has dedicated her career to exploring and teaching this traditional Japanese technique. She has collaborated with various brands and has showcased her art on multiple platforms and international events.
Kate studied at Kyoto Seika University in Japan, where she discovered sashiko and was captivated by its elegance and simplicity. Her work combines art, culture, and sustainability, promoting a more conscious lifestyle through stitching.
- 594 students
- 20 lessons (4h 21m)
- 28 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
