CLASS AT OTAKON // Japanese Sashiko Embroidery

Location: Otakon 2025 - Walter E. Washington Room 144C - Crafts Room Date: Saturday, August 9th 2025 Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST Class Length: 1 hour Come learn a new handicraft in this traditional Japanese sashiko embroidery workshop! You'll join Madison of CUT/SEW as we use their new CRA/FTS line of embroidery kits to complete a hand stitched rabbit motif using classic indigo fabric and Wonderfil's Eleganza egyptian perle cotton thread. You'll leave class with a swatch of fabric that can easily be transformed into a pillow, patch, bento box bag, or scarf. In this workshop you'll learn: A brief history of Sashiko How sashiko stitching differs from other traditional handicrafts How to perform a basic running stitch How to complete a hand sewing project without knotting your thread Prerequisite Skills: None, beginner friendly About the Instructor: Madison May, the head pattern maker at CUT/SEW, founded the company in 2016. With almost fifteen years of experience in the costume