A Denim Repair Expert Demonstrates the Sashiko Method

[@carolineboni3023]

You are an inspiration. My son can’t sew a button on. Clear instructions and a beautiful clear voice. I’m a sucker for American accents. New stubby from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@LackeyRN]

Make pinning easier - take one of those "Plastic Flexible Cutting Boards for Kitchen" and cut it in half lengthwise. Slide the strip into the pants leg or wherever you need to pin. Lets you pin quickly without catching bottom layer of pants. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@georgiafain3747]

Need close ups of actual stitching thanks

[@louiseef1376]

A good clear description for people who are pretty new to sewing like me &want to patch and then possibly use boro techniques . Thanks

[@caption628]

Didn't expect the white thread to look so good with the denim, very cool

[@caption628]

Just wanted to add, I wrote captions for this video. Feel free to grab the caption file from the Google Drive folder that's linked in my website. (The auto-generated captions for this video are actually pretty good, I've just been wanting to practice captioning people's videos)

[@nonadaze]

his voice is so clear and direct. great video.

[@CheeksfromQueens]

thanks. I tend to do well in front of a camera/public speaking. Grateful they choose me to work with.

[@2ghostworld]

Your video was extremely help full, I was trying to figure out how to patch my husband jeans. Thank you!😀

[@andrewcoleman1742]

Thank you. This is a great video for newbies to visible mending (which is what I thought this was until I saw last week's Great British Sewing Bee). I'll try this technique on some lovely old Carharrt jeans I've cut down to shorts. I'd like to see him mending his T shirt as I have multiple Armor Lux breton shirts that are fraying, although not as dramatically!

[@run2thefight]

I have a pair of Levi 527 that thinned out in the knee and split. Super comfortable jeans and I learned how to patch them. Thanks for the video!

[@alysononoahu8702]

You get my thumbs up just for your sweet NY ACCENT🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@LauraJFrantz]

“just don’t stab yourself and you’ll be fine” push pins are the worst 🤣 great tutorial, your sewing style is so down-to-earth, I love it.

[@clairehart6267]

I am very impressed. Thank you

[@SuperTaita]

Can the same technique be applied to striped sweatshirt sleeves? it's for a friend of mine ...

[@helenguzman2327]

😮 Oh no, you didn’t.

[@IvyRosethebus]

If you put a book, piece of wood, something hard in the leg, it’s really helpful in pinning & sewing. Cheers. 😃 P. S. Great video. Thanks!

[@josephinelopez357]

If you put a can or a bottle to fit their Yokoso easier around the edges when I do something like that I put on a little cutting board that I bought in the five dollar store. I put it on the bed and I sold easier to pick up nice video

[@CheeksfromQueens]

definitely agree!

[@aprilrobichaux7313]

Man I wish I could have seen your stitches closer!

[@Cam-ed8vr]

Hi what kind of white thread is used for stretchy denim distressed jeans with rips at the knees?

[@dancinggreenmonkeys]

It's sashiko thread

[@triciafrith3291]

Fine for a rough pair of jeans but maybe different method needed for a smarter finish. Lots of videos online with ideas. Real sashiko method quite complicated and time consuming. Don't think this is sashiko but thanks anyway. Nice to see a guy sewing his clothes all the same.

[@thomashongshagen4912]

you are right, proper sashiko, while extremely diverse in patterns and applications, is characterised by its continuous lines of running stitches. The example in the video looks more like a whipstitch.

[@MP-lb1bv]

Yes..better finished updown stitch with machine or hand stitching would be better visuallly

[@eyesthere]

Thanks

[@annbarnidge2120]

What kind of thread is that? It looks more like some sort of heavy string. Name? Weight?

[@metztlisanchez5340]

Looks like embroidery floss

[@quitebitterpi]

Hey Ann, I'd say probably sashiko thread, if I understand correctly it's kinda specific due to how it's spun/twisted for strength

[@annbarnidge2120]

@@quitebitterpi Thanks!

[@angellover02171]

It sashiko thread not embroidery floss. If you want to try sashiko go to upcyclestitching . com they sell sashiko thread and sashiko needles and even offer online classes.

[@rochelle2758]

I'm pretty sure it's sashiko thread, which is often used for boro-style mending.

[@donnadees7031]

you'll find this odd, but i actually love his shirt shredded.

[@swagsession1]

Rip excess denim 😞 that’s my favorite part it gives the denim character

[@judytressler7033]

I’ve never seen thread that thick, it looks like ribbon! Where do you purchase that? Thanks

[@HinaTan250]

That's Sashiko thread. It's pretty easy to find online. Just be aware there are different thicknesses in Sashiko thread, and it's not always so easy to tell when buying.

[@CheeksfromQueens]

@@HinaTan250 spot on!

[@j3ffn4v4rr0]

That thread looks thicker than regular sewing thread, does anyone know what kind it is?

[@CheeksfromQueens]

its standard Sahiko thread. I wish i could link you but its simple to find :)

[@mehedihassan9182]

Want to repair denim jacket at dhaka bangladesh. Any repair expert at dhaka???

[@emmends1122]

The subtitles say ‘ I’m a dinner with pear expert’ 🍐😅

[@sarax5603]

Am i the only one curious what thread he's using? It looks SUPER THICK?

[@dancinggreenmonkeys]

Sashiko thread

[@andrewcoleman1742]

I went to a crafts shop and bought thread meant for embroidery.

[@download333]

Sashiko thread is usually made from 4-6 strands of thinner weight thread twisted together, but you can substitute embroidery floss. You can also make your own using a few strands of any thread laid together. The important part is that it's thick enough to take the strain of the patch and to be visible when used decoratively.

[@randalllaue4042]

Next do the holes in your shirt!!!😊

[@CheeksfromQueens]

LOL NEVER.... i actually think i tossed it recently.. became to dry rotted and the holes kept getting bigger!...

[@shho8893]

I like borough, but customer may like old typical patchwork in USA

[@shho8893]

Was supposed to be boro.

[@BillBynum]

this is NOT sashiko

[@xSHYxSHYx]

Not sashiko or a saddle stitch lol

[@elenagorbunova867]

Молодец

[@80denver1]

Very good explanation, but would be much improved if you kept the camera on your handiwork, and not move it to your face.

[@CheeksfromQueens]

lol... the face is the money maker... lol Jk, i agree, it would be nice to see my hands more...when i get my page started, ill keep that noted.

[@elenabatunina5725]

Это не сашико, это обыкновенная заплата. Плохо работает оператор

[@aconcaguatextiles1232]

Muy mal enfocado. No se ve lo que esta haciendo ni mostró como quedó el Jean al final.

[@guynamedjohn69]

Okay android 18

[@shirleylane131]

Could have been easier if you’d undone the seam .

[@MP-lb1bv]

Or use embroidery wooden rings

[@CheeksfromQueens]

Imagine, you DONT have a sewing machine.... you open that seam then what? The goal was to show a repair with minimal work.

[@CheeksfromQueens]

@@MP-lb1bv never use embroidery rings....NEVER.

[@MP-lb1bv]

@@CheeksfromQueens why?

[@CheeksfromQueens]

​@@MP-lb1bv Lol...more a personal decision... but you can stabilize your fabric anyway thats comfortable for you... :)

[@jennywidov6494]

Hi! I"m swedish and beginner in learning sashiko. Just saw a japanese comment on appropriation regarding sashiko. Naturally, japanese are happy that their culture heritage gets attention. What hurts their feeling, and would hurt mine if it was a swedish traditions, is when someone puts rhemselfs out as "expert", or "master". Someone else can say that you are master, not you yourself. Secondly you have not taken the time or respect to learn and use proper sashiko stiches. I feel this us offensive even if I am not japanese. You should know better.

[@CheeksfromQueens]

Hi Jenny. I totally get that and agree. Unfortunately, i was only tasked with being recorded. I didnt come up with the wording for this at all. I dont do enough sahiko/boro to get that degree bestowed on me... cheers.

[@bethyohannes4436]

🙂🥇🏆🏅🎆👏👍

[@tremawe12]

manches leider schlecht zu sehen weniger reden, aber danke

[@katelyngoetz6095]

but why are you covering up your “the patriarchy is a wiener” signs?????

[@anastasiavinyukova1296]

Детский сад, вторая группа. Бе.

[@randalllaue4042]

Uncomfortable!!!

[@myguitardidyermom212]

Japan has elevated bad mending into skillfully bad mending. "That glue job on your tea cup looks like shit' "Ok but what if I sprinkle the glue with gold??"

[@aryaprincess2479]

So the most simple and ugly darning method gets a name as if that person invented it. Like when you put an asian name into a method, somehow it becomes "clever". that is the ugliest patch method anyone could ever think of. The "Japanese mending technique", yeah the one 1st grade elementary school kids would probably think of when they never touched a needle and a thread before!

[@KaiSan3]

sashiko is indeed the name of an "embroidery" way of mending and reinforcing fabric, but this is *deffinitively* not it. when he started stitching and I saw what he was doing I got sad, because real sashiko is beautiful and gives an amazing geometrical effect to the fabric, no matter if you do sekigahara, asanoha, or any of the other patterns (some are even very intricate, like cherry blossoms or dragonflies, in order for people to match the colorful patterns of feminine kimonos with the white thread on dark background of male kimonos, and stuff)

[@aryaprincess2479]

@@KaiSan3 Fair enough but that is not a "japanese method", like whoever wants to mend something the most simple way would do it this way, in and out. It is as if the japanese invented this and whoever uses it needs to call it "japanese method".

[@ForgingFreedomTV]

The Patriarchy? I'm out. Devisive