{"id":9416,"date":"2025-12-11T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/?post_type=event&#038;p=9416"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:36:18","slug":"sashiko-visible-mending-and-garment-embellishment-with-rachel-barclay","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/?event=sashiko-visible-mending-and-garment-embellishment-with-rachel-barclay","title":{"rendered":"Sashiko Visible Mending and Garment Embellishment with Rachel Barclay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=9407\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9407\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cheeky-mend-for-Gabby-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cheeky-mend-for-Gabby-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cheeky-mend-for-Gabby-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cheeky-mend-for-Gabby-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cheeky-mend-for-Gabby-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Repair what you wear! Give your beloved garments a glow up!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This workshop will highlight the act of repair and clothing adornment with <em>Sashiko<\/em> Japanese Embroidery. A humble hand-working skill, centuries old, originating in rural Japan, <em>Sashiko\u2019s<\/em> running stitch insulated work garments for warmth and longevity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With emphasis on individual choice, we will review various options for patching and repairing your clothing.\u00a0 Discussion and demonstrations will include Sashiko&#8217;s\u00a0backstory, how to prepare the mending area, draw up a grid, layout a Sashiko pattern, and make a stitching plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bring in two or three items from home to assess for mending<\/strong> or decorating. Areas to repair should be no larger than four inches. Denim with <em>Sashiko <\/em>stitching is a classic. <u>Medium-weight<\/u>, woven fabrics work well, such as cotton or linen shirts, pants, skirts, or dresses. In addition, home goods such as napkins or tablecloths also benefit from Sashiko mending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please <strong>no<\/strong> hand-knits, stretchy, or silky fabrics. Denim with a bit of spandex is fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All communal tools and materials provided. Take-home kits include <em>Sashiko<\/em> needles, colorful threads, patches, and pattern instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All skill levels welcome, from novice to veteran hand stitchers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please wear your <strong>good reading glasses<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bring your water bottle and a snack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=9412\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RB-in-studio-e1765504856348-676x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RB-in-studio-e1765504856348-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RB-in-studio-e1765504856348-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RB-in-studio-e1765504856348-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RB-in-studio-e1765504856348.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rachel Barclay studied Textiles, Installation Sculpture, Printmaking, and Elementary Education in San Francisco and Long Beach, California. Throughout her journey as a creator, educator, and parent, she has focused on making functional sewn and embellished garments, home goods, and mixed media textile objects. She works from her studio in Hartford, Connecticut. She lives with her woodworking spouse, Michael Pekovich, and their two young adult offspring are nearby. Follow her creative process on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Instagram @rachelharrietteb<\/span> or peruse her website\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rachelharriette.com\">www.rachelharriette.com<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Repair what you wear! Give your beloved garments a glow up! This workshop will highlight the act of repair and clothing adornment with Sashiko Japanese Embroidery. A humble hand-working skill, centuries old, originating in rural Japan, Sashiko\u2019s running stitch insulated work garments for warmth and longevity.\u00a0 With emphasis on individual choice, we will review [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9416","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event\/9416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event\/9416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9417,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event\/9416\/revisions\/9417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bazaargirls.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}