Hanafukin-Flower Cloth.  With Rachel Barclay.  www.rachelharriette.com.  Saturday, October 3, 2026. 12-4 PM. $95.00. $25.00 deposit holds your space.   Class includes all materials.   Call 203-245-5921 to register

Create a Sashiko Embroidered Tea Towel!  Hanafukin translates as “flower cloth”. It is an embellished 100% cotton tea towel or kitchen cloth intended to be both beautiful and utilitarian.  Stitching lore teaches that hanafukin were stitched by mothers as reference to pass along Sashiko embroidery patterns to their daughters. Sashiko means "small stabs" and is a Japanese style of hand embroidery.

With our cotton cloth as a canvas, we will we will use a simple running stitch to create a sampler of bold, geometric patterns and thematic floral stencil motifs. Sashiko patterns are inspired by nature, architecture, and culture

This workshop is open to all skill levels are welcome! Everyone will work at their own pace.

Class kit includes; 14”x14” Japanese cotton Sarashi fabric, Olympus brand Sashiko needles, pattern instructions. You’ll have access to all the necessary tools; grids, rulers, thimbles, floral templates, and colorful Sashiko threads. 

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