SASHIKO

Sashiko stitching is a traditional embroidery style from Japan. Originally used for repairs and reinforcements, in the present day it is more often employed for its decorative purpose.

 

SASHIKO WORLD

This hand-sewing dishcloth kit series is designed based on the concept “Sashiko that you can enjoy creating, using, and displaying.”

 

SASHIKO WORLD The Netherlands : Designed by Satomi Dairaku

The Netherlands, a country of flowers famous for its tulips. Since ancient times, it has been opened to the world through trade, and in the 17th century, it flourished as the home of the world’s first joint-stock company. In the canals that criss-cross the country, people enjoy ice skating in winter. Why don’t you enjoy SASHIKO, feeling as if you were traveling to The Netherlands?

 

EAN : 4974723719357/ UPC : 846550019334

ART. NO. : KSW-037e

ART. NAME : SASHIKO WORLD The Netherlands Windmill

Net weight : 39g

The name, the Netherlands, means “low-lying land”, as one quarter of the land lies below sea level. To avoid flooding, windmills were built throughout the country as a pumping facility for spring water. The windmills that remain on the outskirts of Kinderdijk have been declared a World Cultural Heritage Site. This design features a windmill and the tulip, the national flower of the Netherlands, with the image of Delft Blue, a traditional craft made since the 17th century in Delft, which is also famous as Vermeer’s hometown.

 

EAN : 4974723719364/ UPC : 846550019341

ART. NO. : KSW-038e

ART. NAME : SASHIKO WORLD The Netherlands Clogs

Net weight : 38g

Clogs (Klompen) are a traditional shoe worn in the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands has a lot of polders (reclaimed sea land), clogs that are breathable and absorb and dissipate moisture are still widely used. In Zaanse Schans, a suburb of Amsterdam, you can still see workshops that make clogs in the traditional way.

 

EAN : 4974723719371/ UPC : 846550019358

ART. NO. : KSW-039e

ART. NAME : SASHIKO WORLD The Netherlands Volendam Lady

Net weight : 40g

There are national costumes in various parts of the Netherlands. At the summer festival in Spakenburg, there is an annual parade of people wearing national costumes from all over the Netherlands. The small fishing port of Volendam is a town known for its regional costume of black skirts, striped aprons and pointy lace hats. This design features a woman dressed in Volendam regional costume riding a bicycle, which are said to outnumber the population of the Netherlands, along a road where tulips are in full bloom.

 

 

EAN : 4974723719388/ UPC : 846550019365

ART. NO. : KSW-040e

ART. NAME : SASHIKO WORLD The Netherlands Twelve Tulips

Net weight : 38g

The Netherlands is said to be the world’s florist, growing and exporting various flowers, including the national flower, the tulip. In January, there is a day called “National Tulip Day”, and in the capital city of Amsterdam, a tulip garden is created on Dam Square where anyone can pick tulips for free. In March, Keukenhof, the world-famous flower park, is home to 7 million flowers. Many towns have flower markets, and you can see flowers all over each town.

 

 

 

SET CONTAINS : Sashiko Needle 0.91mm×42.9mm, Sashiko thread, Pre-printed cotton cloth, Instruction

 

Package size : 140mm×205mm×12mm

 

Size of a completed cloth : 340mm×340mm

 

Produced Since : September, 2024