Slow down, settle in, and make something beautiful for the festive season. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore the basics of Sashiko - a traditional Japanese stitching practice known for its calm, rhythmic patterns and beautifully functional style - with a playful festive twist.
You’ll stitch a custom cover on an A5 blank diary provided during the workshop, choosing from a range of Sashiko patterns and thread colours. Alongside stitching, you can embellish your piece with tiny mirrors, glass embroidery elements and festive details, adding your own personality to the design.
We’ll also have cowrie shells and threads to create a small handmade bookmark, giving you another little keepsake to take home.
It’s a slow, analogue art session filled with texture, colour and festive details — part craft, part mindfulness, and wildly satisfying.
Made for people who love creating with their hands: fabric lovers, fashion enthusiasts, book lovers, stationery hoarders, journalers, and anyone craving an offline creative reset.
What you’ll learn:
-Sashiko essentials: tools, setup, stitching technique + clean finishing
-How to stitch your chosen pattern neatly and confidently
-How to combine Sashiko with mirrors, glass embellishments and decorative details
-How to make a simple cowrie-shell bookmark
-Easy tips to continue experimenting with the technique at home
What you’ll get:
-Step-by-step, beginner-friendly guidance
-One A5 blank diary to stitch and embellish
-Materials to make your own cowrie-shell bookmark
-Mirrors, glass embroidery elements and festive embellishments to play with
-All stitching tools provided for use during the workshop
-Multiple designs, thread colours and combinations to choose from
-A warm, like-minded group to make, experiment and spend a festive few hours with
Come for the calm, stay for the festive making. Leave with a stitched diary and handmade bookmark that feel completely, unmistakably yours.
