Upcoming sessions
Sat 9/5/26, 10am
Sashiko & Sustainability
No experience required
Participants will receive a Sashiko kit to take home.
Sashiko, with its “repair what matters” ethos, offered a different way of understanding value long before the modern sustainability movement. This traditional Japanese stitching practice transforms mending into both craft and philosophy, celebrating resourcefulness, durability, and deep respect for materials.
In this workshop with Portland‐based visual and textile artist mai ide, participants will learn how to create two classic Sashiko patterns and explore how to do the art of invisible repair on your garment. Along the way, we’ll look at what this centuries‐old tradition reveals about Japanese life,
consumption, resilience, and the power of repair in a throwaway world.
Topics covered:
Creating stitching patterns
Transferring designs onto fabric
Selecting thread and needles
Required Materials
● Garment to repair
Sincere Studio will provide:
● Thread
Rescheduling and Cancellation policy
Please note that we cannot provide exceptions to our cancellation policy even in the case of illness or emergencies. Thank you for your understanding.
For 1 and 2 session classes:
24 or less after booking: full refund
10 days or more before the start of the class: One time reschedule or class credit