Sashiko Mending
Learn Sashiko mending: patch, reinforce, and decorate garments with traditional Japanese stitching. Practice on your clothes or provided fabric.
program overview
This class introduces the technique of Sashiko mending. With humble beginnings in rural Japan, Sashiko’s running stitch insulated work garments for warmth and longevity. Learn how to patch and repair a rip or hole, reinforce a worn area, and prepare distressed textile in order to draw a Sashiko grid and stitch a pattern. Choose from a variety of traditional Sashiko patterns. Bring in one or two garments to assess for mending or decorating. Medium-weight, woven fabrics work best; such as denim, cotton or linen. If desired, students may simply practice a Sashiko pattern or two on sampler patches provided.
All supplies are provided (thread, needles, thimble, fabric to practice on, chalk, patterns, scraps to use as patches). Students will take home their two needles, twenty-two yards of cotton Sashiko thread, and a Sashiko thimble.
instructor Overview
Emily Marshall
Emily Marshall owns Wildflower Sewing and Craft Studio and the custom workroom Emily Marshall Custom Sewing in Santa Rosa, California. She has been teaching students of all ages to love hand sewing and weaving as much as she does since 2019. These days when Emily’s not teaching or in her workroom she’s exploring the great outdoors or listening to live music with her two teenagers.
https://www.wildflowersewingandcraftstudio.com/about
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Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
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Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Experience Level
BeginningAge(s)
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18-overRegistration Cost:
$50
Materials Fee:
$10
Total Registration Cost:
$60
