Wow, Mrs Renshaw’s Sewing Club have made the most incredible garment for the Year 5 Eco Fashion Show coming up in the new year. A Sashiko-stitched kimono made from rescued fabrics!
They started the half term looking at the whole problem of fast fashion and looked at the idea of visible mending as part of the solution. This is the traditional Japanese method, and they really took to it! They’re all very excited for it to be modelled on the school catwalk!
The children were given instructions to learn the basics of the traditional mending technique of “Sashiko” stitching, which means “little stabs”. After their first sampler, they chose a fabric to use their new stitching techniques to get creative and come up with their own Sashiko-inspired sampler. They all machine stitched the samples onto the kimono.
FACT- Sashiko originated in Japan during 1603 – 1867 when it was used out of a practical need to create and strengthen clothing that could be worn to protect against the cold.
The children have really caught the sewing bug with this project!