Upcycle your reusable shopping bag with Sashiko - How to draw and stitch the Seigaiha pattern

[@cgoodson2010]

Your music accompaniment is so enjoyable!!

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you so much😊❤️

[@Washiela]

Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! ❤🧵🪡

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you for watching as always!

[@sharonanderson7433]

Gorgeous! Thank you for showing how we can personalize our shopping bags 🛍

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you so much❤️❤️

[@marijkeschellenbach2680]

I love this pattern and really like that you used different color threads. I make my own shopping bags and am going to try this pattern on the next one I make!

[@thegreenwrapper]

I love it too. There are so many variations for it and I want to do more in the future videos!

[@paperdoll1982]

This is so lovely, well done! It makes me want to do it too.

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you! This is one of my favourite pieces!💕❤️

[@CraigsOverijse]

I jsut brought a bag from Seria similar to this I am thinking this would look good on it or maybe Hanmaru pattern you showed in the table cloth, choices choices!

[@thegreenwrapper]

Seria! Sounds familiar😆 I think this one was from Muji. I found some types of this kind of bags (such as calico…I think) are a little harder to stitch, so I recommend trying a few stitches before drawing a pattern. My daughter has been using this bag since I made this video. She really loves it.❤️💕

[@ann-ingridhelik3056]

Beautiful! I am now stitching one of my bags,it already has a lining, but iwill put another lining due to the floating threads. It will also make it stronger as i use it a lot, thank you for all your videos,i learn as you go!

[@thegreenwrapper]

That’s a good idea! If you need a strong bag, there’s another video that I made a bag by stitching layers of small pieces of fabric together😊⬇️ Making a Sashiko bag with scrap fabrics and old materials kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXe4iKyVd9yDZ5Y

[@silvanapinto5381]

Beatiful job. I loved it. What pencil is that?

[@thegreenwrapper]

I used a water-erasable pen and an air-erasable pen made for sewing. Those markers tend to disappear pretty quickly as you don’t normally want them to stay too long when it comes to sewing. The first one I used disappears too quickly for Sashiko but I found it useful for drawing a grid or guide lines😊 You can find those pens usually at sewing supply shops.

[@freydablack9027]

Thank you for such beautiful and easy to follow tutorials. I have many canvas shopping bags which have gotten holes and rips over the years. Could you make a video of reinforcing the areas of a bag that are prone to wear, such as the bottom, handle attachments and rim? Thank you.

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you so much for your suggestion😊 I’ll see if I have a bag good for doing it👍 Meanwhile, this bag has been very sturdy so far if you’re interested💕💕⬇️ Making a Sashiko bag with scrap fabrics and old materials kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXe4iKyVd9yDZ5Y

[@ТатьянаЛахова-э9п]

Привет,как здорово, спасибо, увлекает очень

[@thegreenwrapper]

Thank you for your comment😊 This is one of my favourite projects!

[@AeriyaValkyrja]

I’m having a hard time finding the right fabric pen what do you use?

[@thegreenwrapper]

Right now, I’m using a water erasable pen from Leonis which I found on Amazon. It came as a set of five pens and it disappears completely when wet. For white marker, I use White Marking Pen from Clover or a general dressmaker’s pencil. The white marking pen is a heat erasable marker and it doesn’t disappear completely but it’s very clear and easy to use. I use a dressmaker’s pencil for a grid and the pen for actual stitch lines. For videos, I use something you can see clearly on screen even if it doesn’t disappear completely😅). I hope you’ll find a good erasable marker!❤️

[@AeriyaValkyrja]

@@thegreenwrapper Thank you!! :D

[@AeriyaValkyrja]

@@thegreenwrapper It's just hard to order from Amazon because there are so many bad reviews on almost every product. I check the bad reviews first which is sad it shouldn't have to be like that.

[@thegreenwrapper]

That’s sad…😅 Maybe you can list up your priorities for a marker? I’ve tried different markers and all of them have pros and cons. Leonis’s marker is a felt tip pen so the lines become thicker which is not great, but they don’t easily fade away. You can remove them completely after rinsing (with my experience so far). Clover’s pen is not ideal as the lines don’t go away completely sometimes, but you can draw accurate patterns with it. There are felt tip white pens which you can probably find at any craft stores. They are great too and I use them often as well (I have no particular brand name for it), but again, the lines tend to become wider. Dressmakers pencils are great for drawing and they are removable usually, However many of them break easily. Some viewers mentioned that heat erasable lines reappear under cold climate☹️ As I’ve made a video about the markers, I haven’t have found a perfect marker for all projects. Which pen works best can be different depending on the material as well. So it’s really hard for me to pick a single marker to recommend😞

[@kevinorr6880]

I saw this pattern, but is it was skewed to one side. Not symmetrical. Can you demonstrate how to draw this well?

[@thegreenwrapper]

Do you mean you have seen a pattern like this which was asymmetrical? If so, it may be a pattern called ‘Nowaki. If that’s the one, I can do a video to show how I draw and stitch it😊 If you google ‘Sashiko Nowaki’ you can see if it’s the pattern.

[@kevinorr6880]

@@thegreenwrapper yes, Nowaki, but distorted or skewed. I was trying to add a picture, but I’m unable. There was a class some time ago on districting traditional patterns, but I cannot find it.

[@thegreenwrapper]

For Nowaki, I normally use one circle template (unlike the Seigaiha pattern in this video). I would draw the grid and the large semicircles in the same way as Seigaiha first. Then, mark at two points from the top centre of each semicircle. If I’m using a 5cm circle, I would mark at 5mm and 10mm points from the top. If I’m using a 2in diameter circle, I would mark at 1/4in and 1/2in from the top centre. Then, connect those marked points to the right end of the semicircle with the circle template. It’s a bit hard to explain but I will try to make a video for it soon!

[@sarah140386]

Do you have the patterns available anywhere

[@thegreenwrapper]

Oh I’m sorry, but I don’t have any patterns for sale at the moment. Seigaiha is a traditional pattern so I believe you can find it in most Sashiko books👍

[@raqueldawson]

What is the material used for the circles?

[@thegreenwrapper]

Hi😊 I used some cardboard to make the circle templates.