400 years ago, a stitching technique called sashiko surged among working rural communities in Japan. Intended to reinforce fabrics for brutal winters, it also results in intricately textured ...

"The act of sewing helps me focus on the present," Mr Eagle-Wilsher said. "In my sashiko practice that means trying to keep a ...

According to Uniqlo, staff learned the sashiko technique from Masahiko Morikawa, who runs his own sewing studio in London. “Designs characterized by Japan-like patterns have attracted a lot of ...

Sashiko events have been popular overseas ... and finished the patterns by sewing in running stitches using thick needles and cotton threads. Harunobu Kaneko, 41, from the prefectural city ...