Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery, once vital for the durability and warmth of clothes in cold climates. We explore how the charm of this enduring craft is being rediscovered. The ...

OTSUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- In a small workshop in the coastal town of Otsuchi, northeastern Japan, a group of women joke and laugh as they embroider intricate patterns in white, red and other colors ...

Participants try their hand at "sashiko" embroidery at a workshop in a Uniqlo outlet in Maebashi on Feb. 9, 2024. (Mainichi/Ryotaro Nishimoto) MAEBASHI -- A workshop to repair clothes using the ...

In recent years, sashiko, a Japanese needlework tradition, has gained a new cultural cache among international fashionistas and craft hobbyists. Most notably, the Iwate Prefecture-based Sashiko Gals ...

Every pair is individually embroidered by artisans in Iwate Prefecture, making each sandal in the limited run structurally ...

In 2020, my husband and I decided to take the biggest leap of our lives and move to Japan. We had no family or friends here, no job offers and no language skills. The only connection we had was that ...

a finished hand-stitched zipper pouch you'll take home ...