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There’s nothing wrong about using a sewing machine! In fact I think it’s more common to use a sewing machine to make a Zokin these days!

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It’s perfect for a hand stitch practice💕 I hope you’ll enjoy it!

I heard that Zokin making was common for Unshin (a running stitch) practice. So I think it’s perfect for practice too😊👍

I really love double gauze. I make some handkerchiefs with them as well. They feel amazing👍

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Oh that’s a wonderful idea! I’m sure this is one of the first sewing projects I learned from my mum!

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I’d love to know how other cultures used to repurpose old items💕 I believe that Kantha in India is also a wisdom to keep using old materials😊 Probably patchwork was also a way to reuse scraps? 🧵🪡

@@thegreenwrapper In my country, yes, patchwork. And for stuffing. Historically my nationality were looked down on for being thrifty. But for cleaning, we just used the most worn-out old rags. In general, people did not think of making them more robust again - still less think of making it attractive. This is the kind of thing we admire about Japanese culture, its mindfulness and aesthetic sense.

@eh1702 Those people (farmers in northern Japan) who started Sashiko were extremely poor. Even though their winter was very severe, the material they could widely obtain was linen. They were obviously not great for winter. Kogin, one of the form of Sashiko was done on linen to block the air by running threads through the gaps. Even when they got some cotton, it was extremely valuable for them. Even rags were valuable. They just couldn’t afford to throw way rags (I read that people were taught not to throw away any fabric if it was large enough to wrap three grains of rice!!) . So they stitched them up to reinforce or to mend fabrics. Farmers at that time were not even allowed to have decorative patterns of stitches until later part of Edo period. Yet, what they did for practically looks beautiful. I think the beauty of Sashiko comes from the strength and creativity of ordinary people. Probably this is something you can find in many cultures in different forms and I hope we still have the strength and creativity in ourselves too💕💕 Thank you so much for your comment!

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Thank you for sharing your beautiful story❤️❤️ Sashiko was a wisdom to keep using ragged clothing and fabric and to keep themselves warm during their severe winter in the old time. Farmers in northern Japan had tough lives but they still managed to create something beautiful out of necessity. I love Sashiko because I can feel the strength and creativity of those everyday people. I hope you’ll enjoy Zokin too💕💕

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Lavettes! I had never heard of it💕 I love learning how other cultures used to repurpose old items. Thank you so much for sharing❤️❤️🪡🧵

That’s amazing! Happy stitching💕💕🪡🧵

Oh I hope you’ll try it😉

I haven’t tried to make it with linen so I’m interested to know how it turns out! My go-to material is cotton tea towels because they are absorbent and sturdy (but I don’t stitch like I did in this video). Some materials are hard to stitch through when it’s layered. I’d recommend testing with your needle before you cut up the pants👍 Here’s the video I made Zokins with a tea towel⬇️ Repurpose old tea towels and clothes! DIY Zokin (Japanese reusable cleaning cloths) ruclips.net/video/uhqMYcqr4AY/видео.html

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The idea of throwing away old tea towels and kids clothes makes me feel guilty as they are sturdy and absorbent even if they have a lot of stains. So making Zokins is a perfect solution for me too💕💕💕👍

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そうですよね！わたしもそうやって縫い方を覚えました💕💕　 雑巾は手作りしなくなってるかもしれないけど、自分たちで学校を毎日掃除することで、公共のスペースをきれいに保つことを自然に学べるのは素晴らしいなと思います。 こちらでも似たような既製品は買えますが、やっぱり使い古して柔らかくなった布を使って自分で作った雑巾が手に馴染みます😊

@@thegreenwrapper 全く同感です。

Oh that’s amazing💕💕 I love the idea!!!

An old kitchen towel is my favourite material as it’s absorbent and strong. They are already sturdy so I don’t need to stitch a lot. This is the video which I made a Zokin from a tea towel😊 ruclips.net/video/uhqMYcqr4AY/видео.htmlsi=Xl76EapvQZ8cWv7e

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Thank you! I’ve done a couple of videos about Zokin before but I wanted to do it again as I really love the idea💕

I haven’t used flannel for Zokin before but it sounds like a really good idea💕💕

I love the fact that Sashiko started as a practical needlework by ordinary people. It’s a wisdom of life rather than a form of art💕💕

@@thegreenwrapper yes indeed ..thank you for sharing this with us

I was actually thinking of you when I stitched it because you told me that you made it💕💕💕

Thank you💕💕 Making Zokin for me gives me a nostalgic feeling somehow. Maybe because we often learn how to sew through making Zokin. We have to bring two Zokins to school at the beginning of school year in Japan. Children clean their classroom by themselves using Zokin everyday. It’s just something very closely related to our life😊

@@thegreenwrapper that’s lovely. I’ve always been interested in that aspect of Japanese culture. It’s very respectful

Thank you so much. These days, you can actually buy commercially manufactured Zokins but many people still sew them by hand. Some people say, it feels softer when sewed by hand. I also like the feel of it💕

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Thank you so much! I was taught not to throw away fabrics until it becomes smaller than the size of a stamp. In some areas in Japan, fabrics were so valuable for people and they naturally developed the ways to keep using fabrics until they are completely ragged😊

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Exactly💕 I’ve been reading a lot about how Sashiko was used in every day life. I think it’s a wisdom which has its own beauty.

Thank you! I come back to Zokin every now and then to remind myself that Sashiko was a practical needlework for a very long time👍

One of the viewers told me that she made some Zokins from her daughter’s diapers which she kept for many years💕💕 I like using old kids clothes too!

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Oh I’m glad that I’m not the only person who bothers to keep even leftover threads😅

The very first one (the one I showed first) took me a bit over one hour😅 but the second one (the first one I stitched in this video) was probably just a half an hour. I started in the morning and finished all of them before lunch time👍

What kind of thread do you use?

Thank you! I’m really enjoying learning Sashiko too💕

Thank you for your advice! I’ve been learning Sashiko for many years now but I have no experience in quilting and I agree with you. Although it’s not really a rule to have smaller gaps than stitches (after all, it’s not always possible when you stitch thick layers of fabric like the old times and I know some people intentionally make the gaps slightly longer to have the same look of a pattern on the reverse side), I felt wadding makes it very hard to maintain the smooth stitch lines due to the thickness. I feel Sashiko is meant to quilt only layers of fabric without wadding or at least I’m not skilled enough to maintain the look of Sashiko on the western style quilting😅

@@thegreenwrapper my apology, I see where you’re coming from as far as stitching 3 layers. Here in Hawai’i, with warmer weather I will use flannel in place of waddling.

Flannel! That’s a good idea! I was thinking about adding a thick fabric instead of wadding as well! I want to make a Sashiko Hanten jacket which I used to wear in Japan when I was a little child. It needs some thickness and I’ve been struggling to figure out how to make it happen. I have to do some more research but will definitely look into flannel. Thank you for your tip👍

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