Sashiko Repair Kit by OurHands - Zero Waste Sustainable Fashion Set to Repair and Embellish Your Fabrics Using The Traditional Japanese Art of Visible Mending

I have not tried it yet but great kit to try a new craft . Well priced

This comes in a neat eco-friendly cardboard box so would make a nice gift for someone interested in sewing and crafting.In the box you get: Instruction book, Sashiko needle, Sewing pins, Thread, Chalk, Blank tote bag, 2 small squares of white cotton fabric, 2 small squares of indigo cotton fabric, 2 small squares of indigo denim fabric, 1 large square of indigo denim fabric.I have not used the fabric bag as I have a number of my own items that need a bit of repair.I decided to try this technique on a T-shirt using another piece of T-shirt fabric . My T-shirts always get holes from my jeans buttons where they rub on the shirt and so I was keen to try this technique as I have several tops with the same problem.I think I need a bit more practice but it makes a nice activity to do while watching the TV as I can sit and sew by hand.This kit is a great idea and has inspired me to be a bit more creative and mend and re-use my clothes a bit more creatively

This was a gift for a family crafter. It looks just the job for anyone interesting in sewing and in turning old garments into new items of beauty.

The pieces of fabric have been very badly cut and are not square at all. Recutting them will lose so much material.

Just cheap items hiding behind a veil of eco-friendlyness.I was quite excited about getting this, I now wish I had been out when the delivery van arrived.No matter how you cut this it is less than a fivers worth of stuff you could buy in poundland with ease and augment with YouTube.So much I have read says not to buy embroidery floss to use, Scott and Justine will send you embroidery floss.The chalk is a stick of blackboard chalk.The FOUR pins are suitable for the job (nearly) although the number of them is arguably not.The patches aren't pinked to avoid them fraying which is a shame.The needle is impossible to thread with the floss supplied (the instruction pamphlet suggests separating the fibres which would help but is rather silly given that will weaken your repair) and has likely been no nearer to Japan than a third world sweatshop.Frankly I feel utterly ripped off by this purchase and unable to fix that tear with the box of tat provided by Scott and Justine.Do yourself a favour, do the research I wish I had done and buy the parts you need individually, they may not come in a cardboard box but you are likely to save money and carry out the projects you want to.

Everything I need to for my first attempt at sashiko. Particularly like that it includes printed colour instructions, not a download like others

I was quite disappointed when I first opened the instruction booklet. The contents of the box is good, but the booklet lacked instructions. There was one step by step process for the repair technique and then some inspirational photos with a paragraph of guidance for the rest. However, I didn't linger for long and got on with it. I drew a shape with removeable fabric pen, cut that out, turned the bag inside out and pinned the square. I did pink the edges of the denim piece to reduce further fraying. I also used an acrylic cutting square to go inside of the bag, to avoid pinning the layers together.Next was chalking the lines and it would have been helpful to have a different colour of chalk as well. White on cream is difficult to see when following it for stitching. As for the sewing element, it's basically running stitch, but the hard part is keeping everything spaced correctly. To be fair, I winged it mostly. It turned out smaller than expected and there was no guidance as to what to do with the big flaps on the back. It also didn't look neat on the front because of the fraying threads that hadn't been dealt with. Honestly, I was expecting a bit more from this kit and templates would have been a good addition.

The media could not be loaded. I only recently became aware of the Japanese art form that is Sashiko, thanks to a very popular sewing tv show and it fascinated me - so when I saw OurHands had a kit for this very skill/craft, I had to give it a go.This is the third kit by OurHands that I’ve had the pleasure of owning and using and honestly, I think the brand is one of the best out there for well thought out, beautifully designed and engaging craft kits.You get everything you need in this kit to try your hand at Sashiko, which means “visibly mending” - a concept that can be seen in many aspects of Japanese culture and design.Included is - a tote bag, chalks, needles & pins, embroidery threads in blue and white, 6 (3 pairs) of small swatches of fabric and one larger swatch, along with a very well written instruction book and information card about the brand.One thing that really appeals to me about the OurHands kits is not only are they beautifully presented and designed, but they also are very eco-centric - packaging, wherever possible is always recyclable or compostable and that’s really important to me when I’m looking to purchase things.I couldn’t be more pleased with this kit and it would be a fabulous gift for anyone who’s interested in learning a new skill, who already enjoys textile crafts or who is usually hard to buy for!For the price of £19.99, at the time of writing this, I think it’s a fabulous purchase and worth every penny :)