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Indigo sashiko jacket covered with white running-stitch patterns

Sashiko

Sashiko is a family of Japanese running-stitch practices used to reinforce, quilt, join, repair, and decorate cloth.

Woodblock print of a Japanese woman seated at a hand loom

Japanese Textile Arts

Japanese textile arts encompass regional traditions of fibre preparation, weaving, resist dyeing, painting, embroidery, quilting, and the making of clothing and interiors.