Recap of Sashiko Worksop with Rene' Martinez and Show and Tell

On Feburary 29, 2020, we were very fortunate to have Rene' Martinez join us to teach us all about sashiko stitching.  Sashiko means "little stabs" and is a Japanese technique.  Rene' shared with us some examples of her work and gave us a wonderful tutorial on how to do it.

It was very fun to have Rene' with us virtually.  We had several members who were away at a retreat.  Even they didn't miss a beat (hey, I'm a poet and don't know it!), because they could log in to join us virtually.  Another advantage to our occasional virtual meetings!  We are learning that we quite enjoy this format.

Thanks to Rene's daughter, we even had dual cameras going so Rene' could show us close ups of how to do the stitching. 

 This was not just a lecture, but rather a workshop format so guild members could stitch along with Rene'.

We all worked on a small make-and-take, courtesy of Rene's shop!

Folks made great progress on their projects, and many even finished!

Rene' was gracious enough to share some additional links with us for additional inspiration and information:

Simple Sashiko book

Mending Matters book

Aaron Sanders Head on Instagram 

Karen Stevens on Instagram

#sashikopatterns on Instagram

Yumi_Wasai on Instagram

 

Rene' added some extra Olympus Sashiko panels, thread skeins, and Tulip needles to The Craft Table’s website if anyone is interested.  She also has a limited amount of Lecien Cosmo brand preprinted fabric panels, thread, and needles listed as well. (Check your email for a message from the guild that includes a coupon code from Rene' for a limited time!) Rene' is continuing to add products to her website; feel free to email her with any questions regarding product or anything else. Most Sashiko items will be listed under the Shop, then Embroidery/Sashiko tab on her website.

You can find more of Rene's work on Instagram.  She is @renecreates.  You can also find information about her neat studio @craft.table.orlando on Instagram.  Also check out her Etsy shop Rene' Creates.   She has a lot of fun stuff, including fun enamel pins!

After Rene's presentation, we had a short business meeting that was mostly about the calendar.  Check the calendar link in the upper left of this page to check out updates.

Then, we had show and tell!