DIY Boro / Sashiko Cushion Cover Craft Kit

Create your own cushion cover using Japanese patchwork and stitching techniques.


4 Ever Blue
4 Ever Blue
4.9 (63)
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$75 (Afterpay available)

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Discover slow stitching and visible mending as you learn how to make your own Boro/sashiko cushion cover with this DIY craft kit and best of all..... the zipper on the back of the cover comes sewn in for you!!!
This kit contains all the basic materials you will need to make your very own and unique Boro (Japanese patchwork) cushion cover using Sashiko stitching (straight stitch embroidery). There are various colour combination kits available, please choose upon check-out.
In your DIY craft kit, you will receive:
  • Two pieces of outer fabric (linen or linen blend), back piece has a zipper inserted already for your convenience
  • Boro patches in various shapes, sizes and fabrics (partially upcycled)
  • One piece of weft - a woven lightweight interfacing - fusible/iron-on (secures stitching)
  • Two Sashiko needles plus 30 lengths of mixed/matching colour cotton embroidery threads
Finished dimensions:
38cm by 38cm square
The hand-stitching is beginner-friendly, the cover can be sewn together by hand, sewing machine or overlocker.
Step by step detailed instructions will assist you along the way. Not only will it teach you how to make your first Boro cushion cover, but it will also set you up with a few skills so that you can continue your slow-stitching and visible mending journey.
Each unique kit contains a curated selection of patches from a collection of vintage and new Japanese cotton, silk and linen fabrics. Chosen to match the linen base and complemented by coordinated cotton embroidery threads.
This kit will make a great gift for someone special or a lovely treat for yourself.
Please note: This kit is for personal use only. Please do not share or copy these instructions, a lot of time and energy has gone into creating these kits. The proceeds help me cover the initial material outlay and allow me to create more/different kits for you.
What you'll need
Sharp scissors, pins, a sewing machine/overlocker can help and basting thread.
 
Add-on available for this class
  • DIY Zipper pouch Kit ($65)
You can add these when you book (optional).
 
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4 Ever Blue
4 Ever Blue

4.9 (63)
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Hi, my name is Nicole. I am a retired Travel Agent with a serious passion for creating beautiful hand-made products using natural fibres and incorporating up-cycled materials.
I developed a fascination for Japanese Arts & Crafts in my early twenties when I first worked with Japanese tourists and visited Japan. In 2019 I qualified as an Ikebana teacher (Japanese art of flower arranging - Sogetsu School) still attending classes and workshops on a regular basis, having recently obtained my 3rd grade teachers diploma.
My creative passion has also incorporated a dab in pottery to make my own Ikebana vases and designing and carving stamps to print my own unique patterns incorporating some of our local flower and fauna, having attended a workshop in October 2024 with Rowan Sivyer, the queen of Modern Block Printing and learning new techniques.
Having attended various Boro & Sashiko workshops as well as having travelled through Japan on a textile tour in December 2018 I learned more about Boro, Sashiko and various other embroidery techniques such as Kogin and Chiku Chiku not to mention Indigo Shibori dying. I refreshed my knowledge on all of the above during a hands on craft tour of Hobard in August 2024.
I love sharing my knowledge and hold regular workshops in my Studio, situated on the Mezzanine Level of an Industrial Shed (stairs, no lift available) in Sumner Park.

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