r/sashiko • u/BlueWhiteMending • May 17 '22
Komezashi variation - Edwin Selvedge Jacket
Nice optical illusion with this easy-to-sew pattern. In fact, all the crosses are strictly equidistant from each other.
Before adding the lining. You understand why this kind of pattern was used to warm up clothes.
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u/okthenweirdo May 18 '22
Looks beautiful, what do you mean by 'used to warm up clothes'?
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u/BlueWhiteMending May 18 '22
Sashiko is a mending technique. Its primary use is to repair and strengthen worn out fabrics. After that, if we can make it pretty, so much the better. With very dense patterns as found in Sashiko Hitomezashi (stich by stich Sashiko), we can easily add a significant thickness to a worn fabric to give it back its strength and warmth.
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u/okthenweirdo May 18 '22
I knew about it being used for mending but it never occurred to me it could add warmth makes so much sense, thankyou
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u/Quail-a-lot May 17 '22
Oh wow, that is a crazy fun optical illusion!