JAPANESE SASHIKO STITCHING FOR BEGINNERS: PLEASE NOTE DATE AND COST CHANGE
JAPANESE SASHIKO STITCHING FOR BEGINNERS and …….
Sashiko is an ancient Japanese form of embroidery using a running stitch called ‘little rice’ or ‘little pick”. It is typically stitched white on indigo fabric. It has a long history that we will discuss. In this one day workshop you will learn the basics of sashiko, stitch a pattern of your choice and then be guided in designing something you’d like to stitch for yourself. Japanese sashiko stitch work is beautiful and could adorn your home with pillows or a table runner. You may choose to add something decorative to a piece of your clothing.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
9:30 – 4 pm
$125.00 All materials will be provided.
Limit: 8 students To register: email: artisticendeavors.goddu@gmail.com
I will email you back with the address to send checks.
Please remit $75 to reserve your place, with the remainder due the first day of the workshop.
Workshop Location: 9 Main St., Bowdoinham, Maine (Artistic Endeavors Studio)
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT PLEASANT MOUNAIN ARTS – DENMARK MAINE
For more information visit: http://www.pleasantmtfiber.com
1 June 19th: Spider and Willow (Yanagi) See image below for Sabbathday Lake workshop
2. June 20 & 21: Kantha Stitching Kantha:
Kantha refers to embroidered, unwadded quilts made with layers of discarded fabric. Women of Bengali embroidered Kantha creating richly decorated textiles that were a testament of their love, as a celebratory document of rites of passage and as an archive of self-expression. Today it’s about sustainability, mindfulness, and self-expression. You will learn a little about the history of Kantha and learn several basic stitches. From there you will either create some whimsical animals or begin to formulate and design the story you want to tell. These samples and stories can be incorporated into other pieces you may make in the future or added to something you are working on now.
THREE UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT — SABBATHDAY LAKE SHAKER VILLAGE
- July 10, 2026 – SPIDER AND WILLOW aka YANAGI
Shibori & Indigo Dyeing: Yanagi or Spider & Willow
$75.00 – $80.00 Buy
Friday July 10 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, ME, 04260
Friday, July 10, 2026 9am-4pm In this one-day workshop, create this stunning shibori pattern with instructor Kathleen Goddu. Shibori is
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
2. JAPANESE SASHIKO – AUGUST 1, 2026
https://maineshakers.com/event/sashiko/
3. AUGUST 29, 2026 – FLYING WITH FISH – SEKKA SHIBORI & INDIGO
Flying with Fish – Sekka Shibori & Indigo
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, ME, 04260
Saturday, August 29, 2026 9am – 4pm Learn the art of Shibori while creating this fun fish windsock with local
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
PAST WORKSHOPS
SHIBORI WORKSHOP– April 2025
It’s All About the Circle
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POLES, ROPES, BLOCKS, & THREAD/NEEDLE: January 2025
SHIBORI WORKSHOP: COMBO SHIBORI II: November 15,16 & 17, 2024
TRICKS WITH POLES AND ROPES AND BLOCKS: April 2024
Combo Shibori Class : blending stitch patterns with other processes. March 2023
Te-Kumo Shibori : in person and on zoom June 2022
Katano Shibori workshop: Zoom March 17 and April 7, 2021
Arashi Shibori: March 2021
Fiber College of Maine (www.fibercollege.org)
September 4-8, 2019
Katano Shibori and Decorative Sashiko
Fiber College Of Maine (www.fibercollege.org)
September 4-8, 2018
Shibori-Discharge
Decorative Sashiko
Kathleen Goddu 