Sashiko Stitching & Patchwork with Sadya Mizan / hArticulture
2 workshops available. 2 Hour workshop
Sunday 18th October, 11.00 am, Dufftown
Sunday 1st November, 11.00 am
Buckie
Sadya Mizan is a Bangladeshi artist, curator, educator and creative facilitator based in Aberdeenshire. For over a decade, she has worked across the arts and cultural sector through exhibitions, artist residencies, research, learning programmes and workshops, with a particular interest in heritage, archives, cultural accessibility and community-led practice. Her work across Bangladesh, the UK and Europe has brought her together with artists, museums, cultural & heritage organisations and diverse communities including minor, marginalised, displaced and refugee communities. Drawing from her South Asian heritage and multicultural experiences, Sadya enjoys creating spaces for people to learn through making, while bringing traditional and contemporary practices together through visual art, textiles, craft, storytelling and everyday materials. She is the founder of Uronto Artist Community and co-founder of hArticulture, through which she develops accessible creative experiences connecting art, culture, heritage, nature and community.
Discover Sashiko, the traditional Japanese practice of decorative stitching and mending. Learn simple Sashiko patterns and use the slow, repetitive process of stitching to create and personalise two fabric patches.
Sashiko has a long history in Japan as a practical way of strengthening, repairing and extending the life of clothing and textiles. Over time, its distinctive repeated stitches and geometric patterns have also become celebrated as a decorative textile practice and an influence on contemporary fashion, visible mending and sustainable design. During the workshop, Sadya will introduce you to the story and principles of Sashiko, different patterns and ways of building designs through repeated stitches.
You will be guided step by step through preparing your fabric, transferring or creating a pattern, choosing threads and developing your stitches. It is a chance to slow down, enjoy the rhythm of hand stitching and discover how something once used for practical repair can become a beautiful and personal form of making. You will take home two completed Sashiko patches to mend or decorate your clothing. You are also welcome to bring an item of clothing from home and work directly on it during the session.
Participants are welcome to bring their own clothing, preferably cotton, to stitch, paint or print on if they would rather personalise something they already own. The provided tote bag will still be included for them to take home. No previous sewing experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.
Age: 8+; families with younger children are welcome, but toddlers should remain under their accompanying adult’s supervision. You take home: Two Sashiko patches, or your own embellished clothing
Sunday 18th October, 11.00 am, Mortlach Hall, Dufftown
Sunday 1st November, 11.00 am
Fishermans Hall, Buckie.