First attempt at sashiko embroidery

The pair of jeans I am using to cycle to go to work every day is very worn out !


I wanted to do some embroidery on it to draw the eyes away from the knee section. When I saw Jenny Parker post last week, I was inspired to try some Japanese “Sashiko” embroidery on them. There are thousand of pattern on line and I chose a wave pattern.

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  1. This is lovely and such a good idea!

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  2. I love this idea 🙂

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  3. Bricolette says:

    C’est une bonne idée, ça rend bien, mais tu as du t’amuser le jean c’est dur à piquer, ça ne se laisse pas faire!

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    1. Marion says:

      Merci ! Piquer le jean n’était pas si compliqué que ça, c’est faire des points à peu près régulier qui était moins évident.

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  4. norma says:

    Love it!

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you

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  5. MrsCraft says:

    Wow, really neat embroidery. Looks great. 😀

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  6. love this! I feel a new pinterest board coming on! youre very clever 🙂

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you ! it is very simple but quite effective ! I am not clever : the idea is not from me 🙂

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  7. emmazocco says:

    It looks great! I love it 🙂

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  8. They look great. Have you seen the Ralph Lauren Sashiko jeans? They’re covered in stitching and indigo patches. I’ve pinned them on my embroidery board on Pinterest. You might be inspired to go even further.

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    1. Marion says:

      I had never seen the ralph lauren sashiko jean before you mentioned it and it is really inspiring ! I cannot find your embroidery board on pinterest, could you send me the link ?

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  9. Fantastic! What a great idea!

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  10. This is so cute and creative! BTW, I’ve nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award. https://letterstodutch.com/2016/05/18/one-lovely-blog-award/

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you and thank you for the nomination 🙂

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  11. sil says:

    Oooh i love sashiko!! That makes the jeans so unique!

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  12. princessines says:

    never heard of sashiko embroidery….off to research…thanks for sharing and inspiring

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    1. Marion says:

      No problem ! I am sure you will find lots of inspiring pictures ! this technique is so simple yet effective 🙂

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  13. Melanie says:

    Love this!

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    1. Marion says:

      thank you !

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  14. Casey says:

    This looks great! I think my daughters might really love this.

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  15. Stacey says:

    So cute!

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you !

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  16. melladh says:

    That’s awesome! I love that look. Did you know that in traditional sashiko, the seams never overlap, they always meet?
    http://www.designbyaika.com/sashiko-tutorials/sashiko-stitching-right-and-wrong/

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you for the link !

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  17. Rosalina says:

    so pretty just love this, want to try now!!!

    https://rosajhberlandartconsultant.com/

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    1. Marion says:

      Thank you ! It is very easy to do !

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