I loved this little video . I was brought up doing this kind of work. “Make do and mend” was our motto and we all did just that, enjoyed it too. When the bed sheets went a bit thin in the middle mum would cut right down and then flip the outer sides into the middle, sewing with her hand turned Singer and then I would turn a neat flat seam, hand stitched. I’m 76 and although I don’t turn the sheets 😆, I do mend and re cycle…… it’s just ‘in me’ and I’ve never had any of my dish cloths, floor cloths or dusters (AKA Zokins) rejected. I make them for charity sales, and just household, handy gifts. So, thankyou for flooding my brain with memories 👏.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story❤️❤️ Sashiko was a wisdom to keep using ragged clothing and fabric and to keep themselves warm during their severe winter in the old time. Farmers in northern Japan had tough lives but they still managed to create something beautiful out of necessity. I love Sashiko because I can feel the strength and creativity of those everyday people. I hope you’ll enjoy Zokin too💕💕
Christine : thanks for sharing your beautiful story! I am a fan of re-use and re- purpose …I grew up watching my parents and grandparents “ make do”. My adult children and spouse laugh at my antics ….are you poor , mom? I said Mother Earth is pissed at us and you think I do this because I feel poor ??? I am disappointed that the global citizens are NOT more conscientious and do better. This video is showing me what I can do with my old kitchen towels, bath towels etc … make them into something pretty and useful again . LOVE 💕 the idea and video !
My grandmother and aunts would have us children do this while they were embroidering. I never thought of it as Japanese. They were women from Pennsylvania.
Thank you so much for sharing💕💕 Many viewers from India have told me that there are a lot of similarities in Kantha and Sashiko. I’d love to know more about Indian needlework and the history behind it💕💕 Thank you again for your lovely comment😊
Kantha is not just indian we have it in Bangladesh too. Old clothes, especially old cotton saris were never thrown away. They would be layered up into thin blankets and held together with beautiful intricate stitching. Designs are usually inspired from nature with flowers, leaves and fruit. So old clothes are not only given a new life but made into something both useful and beautiful. I think it's sad that in today's age of fast fashion and consumerism people are losing these ancient arts and the environment is the worse of for it.
@nurjahanhussain4721 Oh thank you so much for sharing the information💕💕💕💕 I didn’t know that Bangladesh has Kantha too. The ideas of repurposing fabrics and stitching them together to give some thickness (to last longer I assume?) are very similar to Sashiko as many people have pointed out! I love the designs of Kantha, the motifs are so beautiful and stitches are so intricate. I hope the beautiful tradition will continue in the future❤️❤️ I’m learning a lot from the viewers like you. Thank you so much❤️❤️
Your jar of scrap thread made me think of my daughter. She saves every scrap of embroidery floss after making a bracelet. I quilt and see quilters using sashiko in quilting and i can't even imagine the time, not to mention the wear and tear on the hands. Also, I am an elementary school custodian and reading the comments about how as children in Japan you were required to bring zokin to school to clean. I would love to see the reaction of the children at my school if this were the case. I do admire that about the Japanese culture, teaching pride in your community and caring for your community. Your video is lovely and I subscribed so i can see more of your work. 💜🐿️
Thank you so much😊 Yes, we bring a few Zokins to school at the beginning of each school year to use them at the cleaning time every day. When I was a child, it was just a routine and I didn’t think too much about the meaning of the cleaning time, but now I feel that we naturally learned that there are people like us maintaining each public space clean everyday. I think we still generally keep public areas and building relatively clean with the respect to people who maintain them and others who use them. I hope that part of our culture will survive for a long time💕💕
Just a little tangent.....Scrap threads are often called orts......nice little scrabble word 😉........there are some videos about different ways to use them 😊
I’d love to know how other cultures used to repurpose old items💕 I believe that Kantha in India is also a wisdom to keep using old materials😊 Probably patchwork was also a way to reuse scraps? 🧵🪡
@@thegreenwrapper In my country, yes, patchwork. And for stuffing. Historically my nationality were looked down on for being thrifty. But for cleaning, we just used the most worn-out old rags. In general, people did not think of making them more robust again - still less think of making it attractive. This is the kind of thing we admire about Japanese culture, its mindfulness and aesthetic sense.
@eh1702 Those people (farmers in northern Japan) who started Sashiko were extremely poor. Even though their winter was very severe, the material they could widely obtain was linen. They were obviously not great for winter. Kogin, one of the form of Sashiko was done on linen to block the air by running threads through the gaps. Even when they got some cotton, it was extremely valuable for them. Even rags were valuable. They just couldn’t afford to throw way rags (I read that people were taught not to throw away any fabric if it was large enough to wrap three grains of rice!!) . So they stitched them up to reinforce or to mend fabrics. Farmers at that time were not even allowed to have decorative patterns of stitches until later part of Edo period. Yet, what they did for practically looks beautiful. I think the beauty of Sashiko comes from the strength and creativity of ordinary people. Probably this is something you can find in many cultures in different forms and I hope we still have the strength and creativity in ourselves too💕💕 Thank you so much for your comment!
@@thegreenwrapper When I use old t-shirts for cleaning, I just cut it in half (separating front and back) and then use it as is. I have never done more with it, because nobody sees my cleaning tools. But yours look so cute, maybe I will try stitching next time. I'm from Germany.
@kailynn4483 I think what you’re doing is perfect😊 What I’m doing is essentially reinforcement of the material. If there’s no need for it, I’d use it as it is👍 I’ve made some Zokins with t-shirt material too but with a sewing machine⬇️ Repurpose your old T-shirts and clothes - DIY Zokin ruclips.net/video/AoF7-pnnSxo/видео.html
my favorite blanket is also made by my chinese grandma with old fabric in a patchwork quilt. She cuts it into diamonds and triangles and arranges it into a large blanket. I have been using mine for years.
Such a good use of old fabric! As a really poor American that has been speaking a bit of Japanese for almost a decade now, it brings me a lot of comfort knowing I have old traditions to look to from people who historically were also in bad situations. I think I shall make zokins from my beloved pants that are too small and falling apart as a kind send off to them. The alternative is cutting them up for cheap pillow stuffing 😅
I believe that there are so much wisdom we can learn from people who experienced a tough environment💕 I really love Sashiko because I can feel the strength and creativity of those who were in a very tough environment😊
I loved knowing sashiko zokin! in India the part I belong to we call it Kantha and people used to weave kind of folklore by using run and satin stitches on layer of worn out sarees and use it as warm cover for little chilly night! Now people use it creatively in variety of ensembles.
Exactly! I have been looking into some old sewing textbooks which were used at primary schools and high schools in old times in Japan, and it looks like they used to practice stitching first by making Zokins😊
These are so pretty. At our house we make pot holders from folding and sewing old clothes in a similar way. Love seeing someone else's family's use of still good fabric!
Beautiful and practical and I know now why I’ve been holding onto a bag of clothes. This is the perfect way to honour and reuse these items that have already given such great service to our home. And I need some new cloths too. Perfect timing. Thank you for sharing this.
The idea of throwing away old tea towels and kids clothes makes me feel guilty as they are sturdy and absorbent even if they have a lot of stains. So making Zokins is a perfect solution for me too💕💕💕👍
I was wondering about a sewing craft to do with my granddaughters and this would be perfect. It is ideal for beginning hand sewing, where making small stitches is not important. It makes a lovely, useful product!
It is a stormy and wet Sunday afternoon here in Shropshire on the border with Wales and I have just discovered your channel! We are in 2024 with all our so-called advancements and we clean with micro-fibre -- myself included - which is so bad for the environment. And here you are educating us that this planet-friendly and beautiful craft has been in existence since the 1400's. Thank you so much.
@@richapande8140 It is the same with fleece fabric. Don't get me wrong I own jackets but it is only with hindsight we discover that not everything that glitters is gold!
I have been making dishcloths out of t-shirts and other worn clothing for years. Using the clothing of someone who is gone to make them can be comforting to their family & friends. Love these
That’s amazing! I also have some videos about mending clothes with Sashiko if you’re interested😊 Here’s one of them: Sashiko Visible mending - mend with style. Sashiko stitching on Denim jeans ruclips.net/video/bj2eZcMWsNo/видео.html
Bravo ! Plutôt que de jeter faisons travailler notre créativité, comme nos grands mères...nous avons gaspillé pendant des années comme des enfants. Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire 😊 j'aime beaucoup les points boro ou sashiko, merci beaucoup pour ces partages. Bonne soirée. Michelle, de France
Thank you so much! I was taught not to throw away fabrics until it becomes smaller than the size of a stamp. In some areas in Japan, fabrics were so valuable for people and they naturally developed the ways to keep using fabrics until they are completely ragged😊
ive never seen this b4 and my bf just asked me what I was freaking out over and just gave him the most detailed excited explanation 4xs now lol this is crazy awsome and your stitch work speaks volumes omgoodness!!!
Zokins are my most favorite things to use and the double gauze one with all the horizontal stitches you showed in the beginning is the one I make most......I just plain love these handy cloths!!!!!
I gave some old kitchen towels new life a few years ago by just stitching pieces together to make pads like this, and I have been wondering what else I could do to give them new life. This is perfect!! Love that there’s an actual name for these. Thanks for sharing. So much better than repurchasing paper towels over and over. Plain to colorful in one easy step.
An old kitchen towel is my favourite material as it’s absorbent and strong. They are already sturdy so I don’t need to stitch a lot. This is the video which I made a Zokin from a tea towel😊 ruclips.net/video/uhqMYcqr4AY/видео.htmlsi=Xl76EapvQZ8cWv7e
I use my old big cotton muslum kitchen towels for letting clean produce dry on the countertops. Sure is more practical than paper towels that can’t be reused unless you dry them out. I squeeze out the excess water in the towel then put more produce. You can easily roll the lettuce up gently to get most water out before storing away in plastic container in fridge.
@CeeceeWhip The white fabric with stains were used for that very purpose💕💕 they are so absorbent and reusable, and you can repurpose later too👍 I also use Sashiko stitched Sarashi cloth (it’s called Hanahukin, you can find how to make them on my channel) in the kitchen too.
My mom did the same thing except she took the short cut. She took old bath towels and old dish cloths that had seen better days….cut them down to sizable zokins and stitched them with a swing machine and cleaned the edges with a serger. My mother was of Japanese descent, and was a child of WWll. So I am sure she was aware and did her share of sashiko stitches. I’ve seen some of her work, and I still have them. But busy with children, husband, and a full time job, “get it done” was her motto. ❤❤ Thank you for this beautiful video. And the beautiful art of Soshiko and soshiko use to make zokins. 🙏❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing 💕💕It’s very common to use a sewing machine now. Commercially sold ones are also sewed by a machine. The main purpose of Zokin is to keep using a rug longer before finally throwing it out. So your mum did a great job😊💕💕
I am just learning sashiko and I love it. The fact that you can relax and it does not have to be perfect it's kind of like a Zen thing. And when you get done you got an item that is really cool that can be used for anything kind of like a mini quilt. Thanks for the video🎉
This sounds like a great way to get more comfortable with stitching! It‘s an exercise with not much pressure for beauty and it‘s practical at the same time :) We reuse old rag as well (shirts, socks, towels) but the dishtowels usually don‘t get much of a second life since they‘re so thin and worn out by the time they get sorted out. This is perfect for those :D
It’s fantastic that you’ve been reusing old materials before throwing them out😍 My go-to material for Zokin is definitely an old dish towel. Even if they have many stains and some holes, they are still too good to throw away👍
I'm going to goodwill and buy old pretty soft clothes to make this they are so pretty and to recycle that way is awesome. Although your straight lines are so precise,I wonder at 83 if I could? I'm going to try.
If you look closely, you’d notice my stitches are not so straight😅 In the past, even children learned how to stitch by making Zokin at school. It seems that they were instructed to draw lines and follow them to stitch straight. So you can draw lines if it’s easier for you💕 I hope you enjoy them!
So cool! But since I can’t hand-sew a straight line to save my soul….I think I’ll try creating a zokin that starts out with nice straight precise sewing that gradually deteriorates to wildly uneven stitches, as if those stitches were rolling downhill or jumping off a cliff……ART!!!💕🧵
That is funny, yet so true for many of us. I have seen people draw straight lines with water soluble ink onto their items to stitch. Then stitch on the line. Actually for me, I am not concerned with perfection, as there is nothing in nature that is perfectly aligned. 😊
I was totally imagining my stitches getting longer over time, and then going a little astray. If I can find any checkered patterned fabric in my stash I might try some stitches on these as, at least, there'll be some lines to follow!
This is a great project to learn and practice Sashiko stitching. I don’t want to waste my precious pearl cotton threads, so keeping the ends of strands used in stitching projects and storing them in a little jar like you do is a brilliant way to get the most out of it. I also have many skeins of embroidery floss that I got for a really inexpensive price when a company here 🇨🇦went out of business years ago and marked down everything they had left, so I can use those for this project. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much. These days, you can actually buy commercially manufactured Zokins but many people still sew them by hand. Some people say, it feels softer when sewed by hand. I also like the feel of it💕
What a great idea for a practice piece. I don't do Sashiko but I do hand sew all my clothes. This would be great to practice on and still get something useful at the end. Normally I just cut up my old towels and hem for cleaning rags. Your grandmother sounds a great practical woman. Thank you.
Thank you. I believe many people in the modern days (including me, when I first learned how to make Zokins as a child) are not aware that making a Zokin involves the idea of Sashiko. It’s just an everyday item so we make Zokin without thinking too much. I think stitching hem just like you mentioned may be enough if the material is thick enough, or you can add some stitches which go through the centre, if you are layering them. In the old times, people used really ragged materials and layered them to make Zokins so I think they often needed to add a lot more stitches to reinforce them.
I suppose our lives may be too convenient now. It’s much easier and quicker to throw away and buy new one😅 Creativity was essential when it was hard to obtain items.
That's a perfect idea to get rid of synthetic sponges that died more and more rapidly with time...ecologic and almost infinite ❤ it reminds my grandma too who had some "lavettes" ( come from "laver" = wash) made from old rags :) but without stitching 😊 Thanks as always for sharing
This just looks so meditative, especially since you don't have to worry about even stitches or a particular pattern. You have me inspired to try it now!
I just started doing this! I didn't know it was a traditional Japanese craft. But it makes sense that it's been used in many cultures. I also didn't think to turn it inside out for nice edges. So pretty!
You can make it in the way best suits you👍 You don’t always have the seam allowance either. Especially the material is already thick, it’s more practical to just wrap around with a whip stitch without folding the raw edge inside😊 For me, it’s much quicker to do a running stitch than a whip stitch and it looks a bit neater so I often do this way.
I have always used old cloth nappies and towels for cleaning but I love how this makes them more functional and more beautiful whilst also giving you stitching practice! This is the way forward from now on, thank you so much for sharing.
@thegreenwrapper oh most welcome or arigato gozaimas🙏❤️❤️my daughter lives n works in Japan. It's such a beautiful country and Japanese are so disciplined, honest and quiet. I love being in Japan. The shopping, the restaurants, the food, lovely bakery and just the beautiful greenery 🙏
That’s so amazing😊 I love the fact that so many people who are from overseas now speak and read the language too. It deepens the cultural understanding to each other💕💕
Loving the fractal nature of the sashiko work on the patch for the zokin. Also, please tell your cat I said hello, and give them a scritch between the ears for me. 🐈
Oh thank you 💕💕 If you’re interested in how to hold a needle, this video may be also interesting for you😊⬇️ Investigating a Sashiko-style running stitch! Sashiko stitching for beginners /How to hold a needle ruclips.net/video/10VvGfBeetc/видео.html
There are a wide range of needles in Japan. Some are very thin and short. I don’t necessarily use a Japanese needle though. I think it’s best to use a needle which slides through your fabric smoothly😊
Thank you for sharing this! I find them very aesthetically appealing! I love these and plan on making several. 😊❤ After my son no longer needed his cloth diapers, they became my cleaning rags. FANTASTIC cleaning rags!
Lovely! So much more durable than "disposable" wipes and cleaning cloths. And pretty! I've got some sheets just begging to be made into something more practical. 9:50 I was waiting for Cat to decide that "something needed to be done about that moving thing"...lol.
Wow. I learned something new and practical. I never knew this technique to sew old fabric to reuse them later. I would tear old fabrics into random pieces and use them whenever but this technique makes it last longer and it's pretty looking too!
I never thought to use old gauzy dresses for this! Thank you for the idea, I’ll pick up some dresses at the thrift store to give the fabric another life
Thank you for posting this. Am definitely going to sew some of these. Double gauze is a good idea as it's such a beautifully soft material to handle and stitch into.
I am inspired and just made my first two zokin! I used old cotton underpants sandwiched between leftover scrap flannel from quilting: thank you for the amazing idea and for the peaceful lovely feel of your videos!
I’m going to make these for little Christmas gifts! I’ve been doing slow stitching this year, which is so relaxing and creative. I’ve even played around with different line patterns for fun. But I’m so excited to get started on these! Just peaceful, imperfect, but beautiful stitching. 🧵🪡
That’s a great idea! I love the idea of practical gift😊 Have you watched this video about my slow stitching project?⬇️ There are some slow stitching videos on my channel😊 Slow stitch with me - I stitched with thrifted threads and it turned out like this at the end! ruclips.net/video/blV7gT3Tdac/видео.html
@@thegreenwrapper I will most definitely check out your slow stitching videos! 🩵 I just love the feel of fabric stitched over with thread. I’m a retired art teacher, so I also see the beauty in it all. It’s such a beautiful way of repurposing fabrics and clothing. And I keep my loose threads in a jar too. 😄🙌
Beautiful stitching! This is one of my favorite things about Japanese culture-everything is respected-all the way down to cloths used for cleaning. Thank you for a beautiful video! Ive subscribed today.
I love this. I sew quilts but have never attempted to hand quilt/stitch the body of it. I only hand stitch the border. I could make these little darlings and practice the stitching/quilting on small areas. Thank you for sharing this.
I've found some hand towels that have a nice design on them (which is not that easy to find in Australia- all our towels and linen seem to be a bit plain). The only problem is that these patterned hand towels are a bit too thin for regular use. I thought I'd use my tattered- but really good quality- old hand towels to attach to the back of the prettier towels. I was going to do this by machine but I think 'sashiko' now offers me some good choices to level-up the designs! Thank you for sharing your talents!
I actually live in Australia😊 In Japan, it’s very common to carry some hand towels and handkerchiefs but I struggled to find them after coming to Australia. So I started making small towels with double-gauze and I carry one all the time! Here’s one of the videos showing it ⬇️ Sashiko handkerchief - from drawing to stitching the pattern ruclips.net/video/xxxZ-vJ5Yqs/видео.html
Hi, green wrapper, love that! I’ve some pajama trousers , the legs are still good, the rest is worn out… now I know what to do with them! I love slow and handmade things, like knitting, crocheting… sewing with a machine is too fast for me. Maybe I’ll even like cleaning more😁🪣🧵🪡… Love from Germany, Monika❣
Thank you! I’m too lazy to set up my heavy sewing machine😅 so I tend to prefer to sew by hand if it’s a small piece. It’s kind of relaxing even when I sew something practical👍
There is something so wholesome and beautiful about this task and the outcome. The zokins are perfect even when irregular. This is also an excellent activity to practice mindfulness and being present. Thank you. :)
Thank you😊 I believe most Japanese people including me have never seen a Zokin as a beautiful item. I was simply going to show an example of practical application of Sashiko. I was not expecting this overwhelming responses💕💕 from all around the world. I’m really learning a lot from the viewers too❤️
That was so much of utilising time in a useful way. Instead of watching the ott series. Felt nice to stay busy with such beautiful outcome. Seen in Sikkim on some dupattas but were too costly. Will try this.
I found this very interesting and creative. I found something similar among my great aunt’s things after she passed away, and didn’t really know what they were. Just liked the stitch work. Thanks for sharing!
Since I started sharing some ideas for repurposing fabrics and mending clothes, I found that there are many people who own some materials (including threads) with special memories. I heard many beautiful ideas for repurposing those items and the process of sewing, stitching and mending itself seems to provide us an opportunity to connect with those special memories and special people. Thank you for watching this video💕💕
My go-to material is also kitchen towel😊 Here’s a video about materials and stitching tips if you’re interested❤️⬇️ Stitching a Zokin without using knots - learn some useful tips for making a Sashiko Zokin! ruclips.net/video/dWk4US0E8aA/видео.html
That’s such a lovely practical idea! The finished zokins look both durable and attractive (and what’s wrong with having practical products that please the eye too? ❤ ) I may have to try and construct a few myself *starts eyeing up my faded tea towels* Another excellent video and beautifully made pieces.
Thank you💕💕 Making Zokin for me gives me a nostalgic feeling somehow. Maybe because we often learn how to sew through making Zokin. We have to bring two Zokins to school at the beginning of school year in Japan. Children clean their classroom by themselves using Zokin everyday. It’s just something very closely related to our life😊
I have always been intrigued by this but never knew how to create the look. Thank you so much for this! I'm off to find my ragged up dish towels and my embroidery floss ❤❤❤❤ I'll be back to watch more of your videos. I am a new subscriber!
It struck me while watching this video, that not only are these pleasing to look at and absorbent, this style with a 3-4 inch plain center will make great burp cloths for people with babies. Much like the diapers from 50 years ago did. Thanks for the inspiration 😊
I used to make cloths for my children as well😊 I used them to clean their face, etc. Handmade Sashiko hankerchief/wash cloth making with soft double gauze fabric - perfect baby gifts! ruclips.net/video/34K13N8dZpM/видео.html
Thank you so much for this lovely vedio, I like keeping my hands busy and I have a deep appreciation for hand stitching. I will definitely be making some of these
In India- State of west Bengal- we have similar stitch called "Kantha" embroidery- similar layers of thin muslin cloth are used.. the same stitch is used on sarees also... beautiful indeed.. thanks for sharing
What a great idea! Thank you for this tutorial. I have an old dog who tends to have accidents. I use old towels as mats in various locations, but they feel insubstantial and a little slippery. I think I'll try this technique with them, but using my sewing machine because they are so thick. Not exactly the "right" way to do it, but it might work for my situation.
I use used up towels that I cut up because their cheaper and environmentally friendly. Not exactly like what she’s doing But I get to recycle. They are so pretty, they look like tiny blankets. This just gave me an idea on how to fix an old blanket that I can’t part with.
Here in India we too make use of old cloth scraps n make warmers big enough to cover ourselves, we call it "godhadi"in the native language of Marathi. Would love to try this sashiko pattern ❤
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing it💕💕 I’m so fascinated all the Indian needlework. It really resonates with Sashiko. The variety of stitches of Indian embroidery is just amazing. I am really hoping that I’ll get a chance to learn more about it❤️❤️ There are a lot of viewers from India on this channel. I’d like to thank you all for your support😊
In India, we too have a similar handloom. It's called "Katha" made most by women og west Bengal areas. We generally use "Running stitch" in different ways to make it form designs. The fabric used are mostly old fabric if either sari, other thin garments etc. Mostly cotton. The Handloom has a very deep symbolism in our culture and has been a practice we have been doing since centuries. It's so good to see something similar .
I love Kantha💕💕 I also think that Kantha and Sashiko have lots of similarities. It’s really nice to find something in common in our cultures❤️ Thank you so much for sharing!
In 1959, my last year in infant school (age 6 to 7) we made clothes like the first ones to give our mother's and grandmother's as Christmas gifts. We learned to sew in straight lines,ready for smaller stitching on doll clothes in the first year of Junior school and we had practical gifts to take home and give too.
Oh wow! That’s amazing! I was just looking at old text book for elementary school (in Japan) and I was surprised to see how much practical skills children were taught at school! 💕💕
Thank you very much for this explanation. I'm very interest in doing this with old clothes. And sorry if I made mistake in writing here, because I'm french, and I live in the indian ocean, where I found your video!
Thank you so much for your comment! It’s always encouraging for me to receive comments😊 You can also write in your own language if that’s more comfortable for you💕💕
At the every beginning of school year, we were (and still are, I think) to bring one or two Zokin to the classroom at most of public elementary and middle schools in Japan, for the students clean some rooms, corridors, stairs and bathrooms in the middle or end of a day. We used to sew our own ones (or mothers made them) with the old towels, but nowadays there are the factory-made Zokin sold at stores.
My grandmother, too, used to make usable things with old clothes exactly in this stitching process, and made blankets with her old sarees, and we call it kantha.
Thank you for sharing your story😍💕💕 So many viewers from India and Bangladesh have also pointed out the similarities of Kantha and Sashiko😊 I love Kantha. It’s so beautiful❤️❤️ It’s really nice to find that our cultures have something in common as well😊
Exactly...from a small town in India my grandmother never ever had thought in her times that the same thing is also done by someone staying miles away from her...😀 Thanks to the advanced technologies that we can connect to so many similar things 🤗❤️
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I loved this little video . I was brought up doing this kind of work. “Make do and mend” was our motto and we all did just that, enjoyed it too. When the bed sheets went a bit thin in the middle mum would cut right down and then flip the outer sides into the middle, sewing with her hand turned Singer and then I would turn a neat flat seam, hand stitched. I’m 76 and although I don’t turn the sheets 😆, I do mend and re cycle…… it’s just ‘in me’ and I’ve never had any of my dish cloths, floor cloths or dusters (AKA Zokins) rejected. I make them for charity sales, and just household, handy gifts. So, thankyou for flooding my brain with memories 👏.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story❤️❤️ Sashiko was a wisdom to keep using ragged clothing and fabric and to keep themselves warm during their severe winter in the old time. Farmers in northern Japan had tough lives but they still managed to create something beautiful out of necessity. I love Sashiko because I can feel the strength and creativity of those everyday people.
I hope you’ll enjoy Zokin too💕💕
Excellent ❤👌
It's such a pleasant feeling turning something that most would throw away into something useful, isn't it? 😊
Christine : thanks for sharing your beautiful story! I am a fan of re-use and re- purpose …I grew up watching my parents and grandparents “ make do”. My adult children and spouse laugh at my antics ….are you poor , mom? I said Mother Earth is pissed at us and you think I do this because I feel poor ??? I am disappointed that the global citizens are NOT more conscientious and do better.
This video is showing me what I can do with my old kitchen towels, bath towels etc … make them into something pretty and useful again . LOVE 💕 the idea and video !
Thank you! I had never heard of that! Waste not, want not.
Great project for practicing stitching without worrying too much about the evenness, while still improving at the same time. Thanks! 🙂
Thank you! I come back to Zokin every now and then to remind myself that Sashiko was a practical needlework for a very long time👍
My thoughts too. There are patterns that I would like to try,and this seems a good size.
My grandmother and aunts would have us children do this while they were embroidering. I never thought of it as Japanese. They were women from Pennsylvania.
@@revjaybird2 Interesting. I have Japanese roots and live in Pennsylvania!
In India, our grand mothers always made this stitch on handmade blankets called Razia or thinner bed covers called Dohars.
They make it on jackets too
Thank you so much for sharing💕💕 Many viewers from India have told me that there are a lot of similarities in Kantha and Sashiko. I’d love to know more about Indian needlework and the history behind it💕💕 Thank you again for your lovely comment😊
Kantha is not just indian we have it in Bangladesh too. Old clothes, especially old cotton saris were never thrown away. They would be layered up into thin blankets and held together with beautiful intricate stitching. Designs are usually inspired from nature with flowers, leaves and fruit. So old clothes are not only given a new life but made into something both useful and beautiful.
I think it's sad that in today's age of fast fashion and consumerism people are losing these ancient arts and the environment is the worse of for it.
@nurjahanhussain4721 Oh thank you so much for sharing the information💕💕💕💕 I didn’t know that Bangladesh has Kantha too. The ideas of repurposing fabrics and stitching them together to give some thickness (to last longer I assume?) are very similar to Sashiko as many people have pointed out!
I love the designs of Kantha, the motifs are so beautiful and stitches are so intricate.
I hope the beautiful tradition will continue in the future❤️❤️
I’m learning a lot from the viewers like you. Thank you so much❤️❤️
Yes in Bengal ,we call it "kantha"😊
@@nurjahanhussain4721Right
Your jar of scrap thread made me think of my daughter. She saves every scrap of embroidery floss after making a bracelet.
I quilt and see quilters using sashiko in quilting and i can't even imagine the time, not to mention the wear and tear on the hands.
Also, I am an elementary school custodian and reading the comments about how as children in Japan you were required to bring zokin to school to clean. I would love to see the reaction of the children at my school if this were the case. I do admire that about the Japanese culture, teaching pride in your community and caring for your community.
Your video is lovely and I subscribed so i can see more of your work. 💜🐿️
Thank you so much😊 Yes, we bring a few Zokins to school at the beginning of each school year to use them at the cleaning time every day.
When I was a child, it was just a routine and I didn’t think too much about the meaning of the cleaning time, but now I feel that we naturally learned that there are people like us maintaining each public space clean everyday.
I think we still generally keep public areas and building relatively clean with the respect to people who maintain them and others who use them. I hope that part of our culture will survive for a long time💕💕
Just a little tangent.....Scrap threads are often called orts......nice little scrabble word 😉........there are some videos about different ways to use them 😊
Every other country: Use old scraps and rags to clean with.
Japan: Make old scraps and rags sturdy and pretty to clean with.
I’d love to know how other cultures used to repurpose old items💕 I believe that Kantha in India is also a wisdom to keep using old materials😊 Probably patchwork was also a way to reuse scraps? 🧵🪡
@@thegreenwrapper In my country, yes, patchwork. And for stuffing. Historically my nationality were looked down on for being thrifty. But for cleaning, we just used the most worn-out old rags. In general, people did not think of making them more robust again - still less think of making it attractive. This is the kind of thing we admire about Japanese culture, its mindfulness and aesthetic sense.
@eh1702 Those people (farmers in northern Japan) who started Sashiko were extremely poor. Even though their winter was very severe, the material they could widely obtain was linen. They were obviously not great for winter. Kogin, one of the form of Sashiko was done on linen to block the air by running threads through the gaps. Even when they got some cotton, it was extremely valuable for them. Even rags were valuable. They just couldn’t afford to throw way rags (I read that people were taught not to throw away any fabric if it was large enough to wrap three grains of rice!!) . So they stitched them up to reinforce or to mend fabrics.
Farmers at that time were not even allowed to have decorative patterns of stitches until later part of Edo period. Yet, what they did for practically looks beautiful. I think the beauty of Sashiko comes from the strength and creativity of ordinary people.
Probably this is something you can find in many cultures in different forms and I hope we still have the strength and creativity in ourselves too💕💕
Thank you so much for your comment!
@@thegreenwrapper When I use old t-shirts for cleaning, I just cut it in half (separating front and back) and then use it as is. I have never done more with it, because nobody sees my cleaning tools. But yours look so cute, maybe I will try stitching next time. I'm from Germany.
@kailynn4483 I think what you’re doing is perfect😊 What I’m doing is essentially reinforcement of the material. If there’s no need for it, I’d use it as it is👍
I’ve made some Zokins with t-shirt material too but with a sewing machine⬇️
Repurpose your old T-shirts and clothes - DIY Zokin
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Thanks, The Green Wrapper 💚 _THIS_ is a Sashiko project I can attempt without feeling insecure about my uneven stitches 😁
I heard that Zokin making was common for Unshin (a running stitch) practice. So I think it’s perfect for practice too😊👍
I actually find these so aesthetically pleasing. I can't wait to make some.
Thank you💕💕
In India our mothers used to make a big blanket from old sarees I am very happy with the blanket made of my moms sarees. We call it Godhadi
Oh thank you so much for sharing💕💕 That’s really amazing and so special😍
my favorite blanket is also made by my chinese grandma with old fabric in a patchwork quilt. She cuts it into diamonds and triangles and arranges it into a large blanket. I have been using mine for years.
@Whxyte Oh that’s amazing😍 Thank you so much for sharing💕💕
I think it would feel so comforting to sleep wraped in a blanket made out of your own mother's clothes. What a beautiful way of reusing the fabrics!
So true 😂 ... The soft cotton sarees 😊
I love the simplicity & imperfection of these…honestly Perfection scares me! 😂😂😂
I love the fact that Sashiko started as a practical needlework by ordinary people. It’s a wisdom of life rather than a form of art💕💕
@@thegreenwrapper yes indeed ..thank you for sharing this with us
Even if it is a little imperfect, it's perfect. It's called character. 😊
Such a good use of old fabric! As a really poor American that has been speaking a bit of Japanese for almost a decade now, it brings me a lot of comfort knowing I have old traditions to look to from people who historically were also in bad situations. I think I shall make zokins from my beloved pants that are too small and falling apart as a kind send off to them. The alternative is cutting them up for cheap pillow stuffing 😅
I believe that there are so much wisdom we can learn from people who experienced a tough environment💕
I really love Sashiko because I can feel the strength and creativity of those who were in a very tough environment😊
I accidentally read plants, but they would also make a nice insulation for a potted plant to keep the temperature even.
I loved knowing sashiko zokin! in India the part I belong to we call it Kantha and people used to weave kind of folklore by using run and satin stitches on layer of worn out sarees and use it as warm cover for little chilly night! Now people use it creatively in variety of ensembles.
Thank you for sharing💕💕 I’d love to see those blankets in person someday😍😍
This looks like such a practical way to get comfortable with hand stitching
Exactly! I have been looking into some old sewing textbooks which were used at primary schools and high schools in old times in Japan, and it looks like they used to practice stitching first by making Zokins😊
These are so pretty. At our house we make pot holders from folding and sewing old clothes in a similar way. Love seeing someone else's family's use of still good fabric!
Oh that’s amazing💕💕 I love the idea!!!
Love the idea of a pot holder! I have never liked the ones we buy.
Hey! I never thought of that!
The practicality of Sashiko alone is beautiful to me - the ornamentation is a big bonus :) great project, and good for a beginner too, thanks!
Exactly💕 I’ve been reading a lot about how Sashiko was used in every day life. I think it’s a wisdom which has its own beauty.
@@thegreenwrapper Beautiful wisdom indeed! 🙏🏼
Beautiful and practical and I know now why I’ve been holding onto a bag of clothes. This is the perfect way to honour and reuse these items that have already given such great service to our home. And I need some new cloths too. Perfect timing. Thank you for sharing this.
The idea of throwing away old tea towels and kids clothes makes me feel guilty as they are sturdy and absorbent even if they have a lot of stains. So making Zokins is a perfect solution for me too💕💕💕👍
same!
I was wondering about a sewing craft to do with my granddaughters and this would be perfect. It is ideal for beginning hand sewing, where making small stitches is not important. It makes a lovely, useful product!
Oh that’s a wonderful idea! I’m sure this is one of the first sewing projects I learned from my mum!
It is a stormy and wet Sunday afternoon here in Shropshire on the border with Wales and I have just discovered your channel! We are in 2024 with all our so-called advancements and we clean with micro-fibre -- myself included - which is so bad for the environment. And here you are educating us that this planet-friendly and beautiful craft has been in existence since the 1400's. Thank you so much.
Welcome to my channel😊 I love the fact that wisdom from older generations can be very useful (and somewhat meditating as well!) for our generation💕
I had the same thoughts .. just how bade microfiber can be
@@richapande8140 It is the same with fleece fabric. Don't get me wrong I own jackets but it is only with hindsight we discover that not everything that glitters is gold!
I have been making dishcloths out of t-shirts and other worn clothing for years. Using the clothing of someone who is gone to make them can be comforting to their family & friends. Love these
That’s so nice and beautiful💕💕 I also think about people and some happy memories when I’m stitching and it’s really comforting❤️
I found this video some hours after I started mending my clothes. I'm actually doing "sashiko". what serendipity!
That’s amazing! I also have some videos about mending clothes with Sashiko if you’re interested😊 Here’s one of them:
Sashiko Visible mending - mend with style. Sashiko stitching on Denim jeans
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These are so lovely and creative and a good way to value items rather than just discarding them mindlessly.
Thank you💕💕
Bravo ! Plutôt que de jeter faisons travailler notre créativité, comme nos grands mères...nous avons gaspillé pendant des années comme des enfants. Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire 😊 j'aime beaucoup les points boro ou sashiko, merci beaucoup pour ces partages. Bonne soirée. Michelle, de France
Thank you so much! I was taught not to throw away fabrics until it becomes smaller than the size of a stamp. In some areas in Japan, fabrics were so valuable for people and they naturally developed the ways to keep using fabrics until they are completely ragged😊
ive never seen this b4 and my bf just asked me what I was freaking out over and just gave him the most detailed excited explanation 4xs now lol this is crazy awsome and your stitch work speaks volumes omgoodness!!!
Thank you💕💕
Zokins are my most favorite things to use and the double gauze one with all the horizontal stitches you showed in the beginning is the one I make most......I just plain love these handy cloths!!!!!
I was actually thinking of you when I stitched it because you told me that you made it💕💕💕
I gave some old kitchen towels new life a few years ago by just stitching pieces together to make pads like this, and I have been wondering what else I could do to give them new life. This is perfect!! Love that there’s an actual name for these. Thanks for sharing. So much better than repurchasing paper towels over and over. Plain to colorful in one easy step.
An old kitchen towel is my favourite material as it’s absorbent and strong. They are already sturdy so I don’t need to stitch a lot.
This is the video which I made a Zokin from a tea towel😊
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I use my old big cotton muslum kitchen towels for letting clean produce dry on the countertops. Sure is more practical than paper towels that can’t be reused unless you dry them out. I squeeze out the excess water in the towel then put more produce. You can easily roll the lettuce up gently to get most water out before storing away in plastic container in fridge.
@CeeceeWhip The white fabric with stains were used for that very purpose💕💕 they are so absorbent and reusable, and you can repurpose later too👍
I also use Sashiko stitched Sarashi cloth (it’s called Hanahukin, you can find how to make them on my channel) in the kitchen too.
I'd never heard of these until just now. Thank you so much for sharing this. This is fantastic!
Thank you💕💕
My mom did the same thing except she took the short cut. She took old bath towels and old dish cloths that had seen better days….cut them down to sizable zokins and stitched them with a swing machine and cleaned the edges with a serger. My mother was of Japanese descent, and was a child of WWll. So I am sure she was aware and did her share of sashiko stitches. I’ve seen some of her work, and I still have them. But busy with children, husband, and a full time job, “get it done” was her motto. ❤❤
Thank you for this beautiful video. And the beautiful art of
Soshiko and soshiko use to make zokins.
🙏❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing 💕💕It’s very common to use a sewing machine now. Commercially sold ones are also sewed by a machine. The main purpose of Zokin is to keep using a rug longer before finally throwing it out. So your mum did a great job😊💕💕
I am just learning sashiko and I love it. The fact that you can relax and it does not have to be perfect it's kind of like a Zen thing. And when you get done you got an item that is really cool that can be used for anything kind of like a mini quilt. Thanks for the video🎉
Totally agree with you😊 Even though Sashiko used to be a practical needle work, there’s something relaxing about it!
This sounds like a great way to get more comfortable with stitching! It‘s an exercise with not much pressure for beauty and it‘s practical at the same time :) We reuse old rag as well (shirts, socks, towels) but the dishtowels usually don‘t get much of a second life since they‘re so thin and worn out by the time they get sorted out. This is perfect for those :D
It’s fantastic that you’ve been reusing old materials before throwing them out😍
My go-to material for Zokin is definitely an old dish towel. Even if they have many stains and some holes, they are still too good to throw away👍
I'm going to goodwill and buy old pretty soft clothes to make this they are so pretty and to recycle that way is awesome. Although your straight lines are so precise,I wonder at 83 if I could? I'm going to try.
If you look closely, you’d notice my stitches are not so straight😅
In the past, even children learned how to stitch by making Zokin at school. It seems that they were instructed to draw lines and follow them to stitch straight. So you can draw lines if it’s easier for you💕 I hope you enjoy them!
So cool! But since I can’t hand-sew a straight line to save my soul….I think I’ll try creating a zokin that starts out with nice straight precise sewing that gradually deteriorates to wildly uneven stitches, as if those stitches were rolling downhill or jumping off a cliff……ART!!!💕🧵
Sounds like a plan👍 Mine is like that too😉
That is funny, yet so true for many of us. I have seen people draw straight lines with water soluble ink onto their items to stitch. Then stitch on the line.
Actually for me, I am not concerned with perfection, as there is nothing in nature that is perfectly aligned. 😊
I -LIKE- LOVE that idea! I find beauty in a little chaos.
I was totally imagining my stitches getting longer over time, and then going a little astray. If I can find any checkered patterned fabric in my stash I might try some stitches on these as, at least, there'll be some lines to follow!
This is a great project to learn and practice Sashiko stitching. I don’t want to waste my precious pearl cotton threads, so keeping the ends of strands used in stitching projects and storing them in a little jar like you do is a brilliant way to get the most out of it. I also have many skeins of embroidery floss that I got for a really inexpensive price when a company here 🇨🇦went out of business years ago and marked down everything they had left, so I can use those for this project. Thank you for the inspiration.
That’s amazing💕💕 I use embroidery threads for Sashiko as well😊
So impressing to learn about Japanese culture of bringing beauty in reusable things! Thank you!
Thank you💕💕
I love this application of simple stitching and re-using. Definitely beautiful, too! Thank you for sharing this work with us!
Thank you so much. These days, you can actually buy commercially manufactured Zokins but many people still sew them by hand.
Some people say, it feels softer when sewed by hand. I also like the feel of it💕
Im so happy people are sharing and bringing more attention to ancient techniques and crafts or just sustainable crafting..
We can learn a lot of wisdom from the past💕💕
What a great idea for a practice piece. I don't do Sashiko but I do hand sew all my clothes. This would be great to practice on and still get something useful at the end. Normally I just cut up my old towels and hem for cleaning rags. Your grandmother sounds a great practical woman. Thank you.
Thank you. I believe many people in the modern days (including me, when I first learned how to make Zokins as a child) are not aware that making a Zokin involves the idea of Sashiko. It’s just an everyday item so we make Zokin without thinking too much.
I think stitching hem just like you mentioned may be enough if the material is thick enough, or you can add some stitches which go through the centre, if you are layering them.
In the old times, people used really ragged materials and layered them to make Zokins so I think they often needed to add a lot more stitches to reinforce them.
I love this. Our ancestors knew better than us on quite a few things❤
I suppose our lives may be too convenient now. It’s much easier and quicker to throw away and buy new one😅 Creativity was essential when it was hard to obtain items.
That's a perfect idea to get rid of synthetic sponges that died more and more rapidly with time...ecologic and almost infinite ❤ it reminds my grandma too who had some "lavettes" ( come from "laver" = wash) made from old rags :) but without stitching 😊
Thanks as always for sharing
Lavettes! I had never heard of it💕 I love learning how other cultures used to repurpose old items. Thank you so much for sharing❤️❤️🪡🧵
I love using up threads like this ❤😊
Oh I’m glad that I’m not the only person who bothers to keep even leftover threads😅
This just looks so meditative, especially since you don't have to worry about even stitches or a particular pattern. You have me inspired to try it now!
Thank you😊
My grandmother and mother used to make bed sheets and light cotton blankets using this technique . We call them Godadi in India 😊
That’s wonderful💕💕💕 Thank you so much for sharing❤️❤️
You have inspired me! This will be my activity tonight in front of the tele!
That’s a lovely idea💕💕
I just started doing this! I didn't know it was a traditional Japanese craft. But it makes sense that it's been used in many cultures. I also didn't think to turn it inside out for nice edges. So pretty!
You can make it in the way best suits you👍 You don’t always have the seam allowance either. Especially the material is already thick, it’s more practical to just wrap around with a whip stitch without folding the raw edge inside😊
For me, it’s much quicker to do a running stitch than a whip stitch and it looks a bit neater so I often do this way.
I have always used old cloth nappies and towels for cleaning but I love how this makes them more functional and more beautiful whilst also giving you stitching practice! This is the way forward from now on, thank you so much for sharing.
It’s amazing that you have been repurposing old nappies💕💕 This Zokin is just an example of repurposing. What you’ve been doing already is great👍
So beautiful and how well you spaced your stitches. Excellent ❤❤❤❤
Thank you💕💕
@thegreenwrapper oh most welcome or arigato gozaimas🙏❤️❤️my daughter lives n works in Japan. It's such a beautiful country and Japanese are so disciplined, honest and quiet. I love being in Japan. The shopping, the restaurants, the food, lovely bakery and just the beautiful greenery 🙏
@snowbird2254 Wow! I hope your daughter is enjoying living in Japan😊 Arigato💕💕
@thegreenwrapper oh yes..she's been in Mito 8 years now. Doesn't want to leave. She speaks, writes and reads Japanese very well❤️
That’s so amazing😊 I love the fact that so many people who are from overseas now speak and read the language too. It deepens the cultural understanding to each other💕💕
What a lovely craft! I just love every bit! It’s so charming, the handmade stitches giving the worn fabrics a new life and purpose.
Thank you💕💕
Loving the fractal nature of the sashiko work on the patch for the zokin. Also, please tell your cat I said hello, and give them a scritch between the ears for me. 🐈
Thank you from the cat😻🐈🐈
There is beauty in practicality. Thanks for a great video.
I agree💕💕 💕 Thank you!
A really good demonstration of how to stitch using the Japanese needles and technique. And, patching using sashiko. Thank you!
Oh thank you 💕💕 If you’re interested in how to hold a needle, this video may be also interesting for you😊⬇️
Investigating a Sashiko-style running stitch! Sashiko stitching for beginners /How to hold a needle
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Are the Japanese needles different?
There are a wide range of needles in Japan. Some are very thin and short. I don’t necessarily use a Japanese needle though. I think it’s best to use a needle which slides through your fabric smoothly😊
Thank you for sharing this! I find them very aesthetically appealing! I love these and plan on making several. 😊❤
After my son no longer needed his cloth diapers, they became my cleaning rags. FANTASTIC cleaning rags!
Thank you💕💕 I’m glad to hear that my video was useful for you😊
@@thegreenwrapper I've forwarded it to sisters and a cousin. 😉
Oh thank you🥰🥰
Lovely! So much more durable than "disposable" wipes and cleaning cloths. And pretty! I've got some sheets just begging to be made into something more practical. 9:50 I was waiting for Cat to decide that "something needed to be done about that moving thing"...lol.
It feels so nice to repurpose something💕💕😊 My cat thought I was making her bed😅😹🐈🐈
How handy is this! Clear instructions and wonderful results. Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
Thank you😊💕💕
Wow. I learned something new and practical. I never knew this technique to sew old fabric to reuse them later. I would tear old fabrics into random pieces and use them whenever but this technique makes it last longer and it's pretty looking too!
It’s very simple but practical😊 I hope you’ll enjoy Zokin💕💕
I never thought to use old gauzy dresses for this! Thank you for the idea, I’ll pick up some dresses at the thrift store to give the fabric another life
I really love gauze. I also make gauze handkerchiefs💕💕
Thank you for posting this. Am definitely going to sew some of these. Double gauze is a good idea as it's such a beautifully soft material to handle and stitch into.
I really love double gauze. I make some handkerchiefs with them as well. They feel amazing👍
I am inspired and just made my first two zokin! I used old cotton underpants sandwiched between leftover scrap flannel from quilting: thank you for the amazing idea and for the peaceful lovely feel of your videos!
Thank you so much💕💕
I’m going to make these for little Christmas gifts! I’ve been doing slow stitching this year, which is so relaxing and creative. I’ve even played around with different line patterns for fun. But I’m so excited to get started on these! Just peaceful, imperfect, but beautiful stitching. 🧵🪡
That’s a great idea! I love the idea of practical gift😊
Have you watched this video about my slow stitching project?⬇️ There are some slow stitching videos on my channel😊
Slow stitch with me - I stitched with thrifted threads and it turned out like this at the end!
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@@thegreenwrapper I will most definitely check out your slow stitching videos! 🩵 I just love the feel of fabric stitched over with thread. I’m a retired art teacher, so I also see the beauty in it all. It’s such a beautiful way of repurposing fabrics and clothing. And I keep my loose threads in a jar too. 😄🙌
Beautiful stitching! This is one of my favorite things about Japanese culture-everything is respected-all the way down to cloths used for cleaning. Thank you for a beautiful video! Ive subscribed today.
Oh thank you💕💕 It’s so nice to have found out that such a simple item can be interesting for many people😊
I have been doing something similar for ages. Never knew about Zukin being an actual 'thing', but so glad to have found this video.
Oh that’s wonderful that you’ve been repurposing old materials💕💕😊
Wonderful project, especially for those of us who have a hard time throwing things away. I look forward to making these.
Thank you💕💕
I love this. I sew quilts but have never attempted to hand quilt/stitch the body of it. I only hand stitch the border. I could make these little darlings and practice the stitching/quilting on small areas. Thank you for sharing this.
It’s perfect for a hand stitch practice💕 I hope you’ll enjoy it!
I've found some hand towels that have a nice design on them (which is not that easy to find in Australia- all our towels and linen seem to be a bit plain). The only problem is that these patterned hand towels are a bit too thin for regular use. I thought I'd use my tattered- but really good quality- old hand towels to attach to the back of the prettier towels. I was going to do this by machine but I think 'sashiko' now offers me some good choices to level-up the designs!
Thank you for sharing your talents!
I actually live in Australia😊 In Japan, it’s very common to carry some hand towels and handkerchiefs but I struggled to find them after coming to Australia. So I started making small towels with double-gauze and I carry one all the time! Here’s one of the videos showing it ⬇️
Sashiko handkerchief - from drawing to stitching the pattern
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Hi, green wrapper, love that! I’ve some pajama trousers , the legs are still good, the rest is worn out… now I know what to do with them! I love slow and handmade things, like knitting, crocheting… sewing with a machine is too fast for me. Maybe I’ll even like cleaning more😁🪣🧵🪡… Love from Germany, Monika❣
Thank you! I’m too lazy to set up my heavy sewing machine😅 so I tend to prefer to sew by hand if it’s a small piece. It’s kind of relaxing even when I sew something practical👍
@@thegreenwrapper Same!
There is something so wholesome and beautiful about this task and the outcome. The zokins are perfect even when irregular. This is also an excellent activity to practice mindfulness and being present. Thank you. :)
Thank you😊
I believe most Japanese people including me have never seen a Zokin as a beautiful item. I was simply going to show an example of practical application of Sashiko.
I was not expecting this overwhelming responses💕💕 from all around the world. I’m really learning a lot from the viewers too❤️
@@thegreenwrapper Even in something small like this you have showcased the beauty of Japanese culture. Thank you ❤
I have a bunch of worn out cloth that I've been loathe to get rid of because I knew there was something I could do with them. Found it! Thank you ❤
Thank you💕💕😊
This will help me use my cotton rags better. What a practical use for my spare threads too. Thank you. We live in the US in farm country.
Thank you💕💕 I hope you’ll enjoy making Zokins😊
That was so much of utilising time in a useful way. Instead of watching the ott series. Felt nice to stay busy with such beautiful outcome. Seen in Sikkim on some dupattas but were too costly. Will try this.
It’s a way to spend time productively and calmly with no cost💕💕
I found this very interesting and creative. I found something similar among my great aunt’s things after she passed away, and didn’t really know what they were. Just liked the stitch work. Thanks for sharing!
Since I started sharing some ideas for repurposing fabrics and mending clothes, I found that there are many people who own some materials (including threads) with special memories. I heard many beautiful ideas for repurposing those items and the process of sewing, stitching and mending itself seems to provide us an opportunity to connect with those special memories and special people. Thank you for watching this video💕💕
Great projects. Sashiko is so relaxing and practical. Thanks for a great video!😊
Thank you! I’ve done a couple of videos about Zokin before but I wanted to do it again as I really love the idea💕
This is such a simple but practical idea. I love it.
Thank you💕💕
I have some very thin, worn towels that I was going to toss soon. Now I know how to make them last a little longer. Thank you!😊
Sounds wonderful 💕💕💕
This guy s right up my alley. I repurpose too but I can see the stitch makes it durable
It’s amazing you’ve been already repurposing materials💕💕💕
This seems so logical! Love it and will definitely try this with a worn kitchentowel!😍👍🏻👍🏻
My go-to material is also kitchen towel😊
Here’s a video about materials and stitching tips if you’re interested❤️⬇️
Stitching a Zokin without using knots - learn some useful tips for making a Sashiko Zokin!
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That’s such a lovely practical idea! The finished zokins look both durable and attractive (and what’s wrong with having practical products that please the eye too? ❤ )
I may have to try and construct a few myself *starts eyeing up my faded tea towels*
Another excellent video and beautifully made pieces.
Thank you💕💕 Making Zokin for me gives me a nostalgic feeling somehow. Maybe because we often learn how to sew through making Zokin. We have to bring two Zokins to school at the beginning of school year in Japan. Children clean their classroom by themselves using Zokin everyday.
It’s just something very closely related to our life😊
@@thegreenwrapper that’s lovely. I’ve always been interested in that aspect of Japanese culture. It’s very respectful
Love love love this video. It adds more peace to my life while learning. Thank you
Thank you💕💕
I have always been intrigued by this but never knew how to create the look. Thank you so much for this! I'm off to find my ragged up dish towels and my embroidery floss ❤❤❤❤ I'll be back to watch more of your videos. I am a new subscriber!
Oh thank you! Happy stitching🧵🪡💕💕
It struck me while watching this video, that not only are these pleasing to look at and absorbent, this style with a 3-4 inch plain center will make great burp cloths for people with babies. Much like the diapers from 50 years ago did. Thanks for the inspiration 😊
I used to make cloths for my children as well😊 I used them to clean their face, etc.
Handmade Sashiko hankerchief/wash cloth making with soft double gauze fabric - perfect baby gifts!
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Thank you so much for this lovely vedio, I like keeping my hands busy and I have a deep appreciation for hand stitching. I will definitely be making some of these
Thank you💕💕 I’m also into hand stitching. I haven’t taken out my sewing machine for a while😅
In India- State of west Bengal- we have similar stitch called "Kantha" embroidery- similar layers of thin muslin cloth are used.. the same stitch is used on sarees also... beautiful indeed.. thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing💕💕 Kantha is so beautiful. I’d love to learn Kantha one day❤️
I absolutely love what you have done here! It’s gotten me all excited.
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Loved this video. What a wonderful way to practice your stitches and re-purpose cloth into useful items.
Thank you😊💕💕
What a great idea! Thank you for this tutorial. I have an old dog who tends to have accidents. I use old towels as mats in various locations, but they feel insubstantial and a little slippery. I think I'll try this technique with them, but using my sewing machine because they are so thick. Not exactly the "right" way to do it, but it might work for my situation.
There’s nothing wrong about using a sewing machine! In fact I think it’s more common to use a sewing machine to make a Zokin these days!
Thank you for inspiring me to rediscover hand work!
Thank you😊
Thank you for this video. Beautiful, useful, and relaxing craft.
Thank you💕💕😊
Me gusta mucho ésta técnica , tengo que aprender y practicar mucho , Gracias por mostrar.
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These are really lovely items. I am already wondering what I could use to make some of these. Thank you for showing this.
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I use used up towels that I cut up because their cheaper and environmentally friendly. Not exactly like what she’s doing But I get to recycle. They are so pretty, they look like tiny blankets. This just gave me an idea on how to fix an old blanket that I can’t part with.
That’s such a great idea! I love that you’ve been repurposing old cloths like that😍😍💕💕
I did enjoy your video today. thank you! So practical, beautiful and useful.
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Thank you for this beautiful lesson and now I know what to do with things I would have previously thrown away ❤
Thank you😊💕💕
Here in India we too make use of old cloth scraps n make warmers big enough to cover ourselves, we call it "godhadi"in the native language of Marathi. Would love to try this sashiko pattern ❤
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing it💕💕 I’m so fascinated all the Indian needlework. It really resonates with Sashiko. The variety of stitches of Indian embroidery is just amazing. I am really hoping that I’ll get a chance to learn more about it❤️❤️ There are a lot of viewers from India on this channel. I’d like to thank you all for your support😊
I love the look of them and re-use of fabric. Good idea!
Thank you💕💕
It's amazing. Love from Sri Lanka.
Thank you😊💕💕🪡🧵
In India, we too have a similar handloom. It's called "Katha" made most by women og west Bengal areas. We generally use "Running stitch" in different ways to make it form designs. The fabric used are mostly old fabric if either sari, other thin garments etc. Mostly cotton.
The Handloom has a very deep symbolism in our culture and has been a practice we have been doing since centuries.
It's so good to see something similar .
I love Kantha💕💕 I also think that Kantha and Sashiko have lots of similarities. It’s really nice to find something in common in our cultures❤️ Thank you so much for sharing!
This reminds me of Kantha embroidery work in India! I have beautiful scarf and silk saree with this work on!
Many viewers from India mentioned that Sashiko resembles to Kantha. I have never learned Kantha but I’d love to learn it someday💕💕
In 1959, my last year in infant school (age 6 to 7) we made clothes like the first ones to give our mother's and grandmother's as Christmas gifts. We learned to sew in straight lines,ready for smaller stitching on doll clothes in the first year of Junior school and we had practical gifts to take home and give too.
Oh wow! That’s amazing! I was just looking at old text book for elementary school (in Japan) and I was surprised to see how much practical skills children were taught at school! 💕💕
This gives me the idea of making placements.Thanks for posting.
Thank you😊💕💕
Thank you very much for this explanation. I'm very interest in doing this with old clothes. And sorry if I made mistake in writing here, because I'm french, and I live in the indian ocean, where I found your video!
Thank you so much for your comment! It’s always encouraging for me to receive comments😊 You can also write in your own language if that’s more comfortable for you💕💕
Thank you very much for your answer! 🙂@@thegreenwrapper
What a great idea, thank you for showing and sharing.💚
Thank you💕💕
WOW, I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you. 🌻
Thank you😊💕💕
At the every beginning of school year, we were (and still are, I think) to bring one or two Zokin to the classroom at most of public elementary and middle schools in Japan, for the students clean some rooms, corridors, stairs and bathrooms in the middle or end of a day. We used to sew our own ones (or mothers made them) with the old towels, but nowadays there are the factory-made Zokin sold at stores.
そうですよね！わたしもそうやって縫い方を覚えました💕💕
雑巾は手作りしなくなってるかもしれないけど、自分たちで学校を毎日掃除することで、公共のスペースをきれいに保つことを自然に学べるのは素晴らしいなと思います。
こちらでも似たような既製品は買えますが、やっぱり使い古して柔らかくなった布を使って自分で作った雑巾が手に馴染みます😊
@@thegreenwrapper 全く同感です。
My grandmother, too, used to make usable things with old clothes exactly in this stitching process, and made blankets with her old sarees, and we call it kantha.
Thank you for sharing your story😍💕💕
So many viewers from India and Bangladesh have also pointed out the similarities of Kantha and Sashiko😊 I love Kantha. It’s so beautiful❤️❤️
It’s really nice to find that our cultures have something in common as well😊
Exactly...from a small town in India my grandmother never ever had thought in her times that the same thing is also done by someone staying miles away from her...😀 Thanks to the advanced technologies that we can connect to so many similar things 🤗❤️