Sashiko Embroidery with Nicki Stewart – G26030410
Have you ever wanted to learn about Sashiko Embroidery? This incredible technique was invented in northern Japan out of the need for repair and to strengthen work clothes and home goods. Sashiko means ‘little stab’ or ‘little pierce’ in Japanese and is a beautiful way to create designs with stitches. In this class, you’ll learn the foundations of Sashiko stitching: equipment and tools for getting going and the basic techniques for Sashiko embroidery.
After we get the basics down and have a good handle on technique and fibers, we’ll dive into a detailed tea towel project that showcases a specific pattern. We’ll also spend time exploring chart reading and trying out several different techniques together. You’ll leave with several Sashiko samplers and a complete tea towel.
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with embroidery experience.
Instructor
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Nicki StewartNicki Stewart is a textile artist renowned for her innovative fabric collages, which combine repurposed textiles, embroidery, block stamping, and found objects. Her artwork explores significant themes, including identity, gender, sustainability, and ancestry. With her needle and thread, Nicki crafts powerful visuals that address often overlooked or underrepresented narratives.
She believes in the healthy mindfulness that comes with upcycling and its value in reviving and reusing materials to take a more circular approach to living, wearing, and experiencing art. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and now lives in Taos, New Mexico. She spent 17 years in the film and television industry before shifting to her full-time art practice and starting her brand, Knomad Tiger.