A Perfectly Sashiko Stitched Zokin #2
$18.00 USD
mid twentieth century
10 1/4" x 13 1/4", 26 cm x 33.5 cm
A zokin is a traditional Japanese dust cloth or cleaning rag; it is usually made from old pieces of cloth and it is usually layered and stitched for durability.
Along with diapers, zokin are among the traditional household textiles that represent the end of the line where the repurposing or recycling of cloth is concerned.
This example shows a commercially produced cotton base cloth onto which is sashiko stitched an amazingly perfect network of intersecting lines. Those of you who are practitioners of hand stitching know how impressive this is.
