Mending with Sashiko - Takao Momiyama

Mending with Sashiko by Takao Momiyama and Kerstin Neumüller explores the Japanese art of visible repair through decorative hand stitching. Presented in hardback, it brings together practical instruction and pattern-led inspiration for this long-established textile technique.

Key details

• Authors: Takao Momiyama and Kerstin Neumüller
• Subtitle: The Japanese art of visible repair
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 144
• Publisher: Batsford
• Publication date: 5 February 2026

Synopsis

Sashiko is introduced as a joyful, functional approach to extending the life of textiles, built on simple stitches that can be learned at any skill level. Alongside accessible guidance, the book includes both straightforward and more advanced patterns, with techniques such as hitomezashi, moyozashi and koginsashi explained in context, including which methods suit different materials.

Clear, direct instructions cover mending everyday items including jeans, shirts and socks, before expanding into larger projects such as patchwork quilts. Readers are also invited into Momiyama’s workshop and archive to study garments repeatedly repaired over decades, offering a rare view of wear, repair and renewal in practice. Suitable for makers new to sashiko as well as experienced stitchers looking to deepen their approach.

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