Mindful Mountain Pincushion
Kate Ward
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Sponsored by Rochester Textile, an upstate New York shop offering Japanese textile supplies and workshops led by certified instructor Renee Johnson.
Learn the sashiko mountain stitch (yamagata), a traditional Japanese pattern symbolizing strength and resilience. Through guided stitching, we'll focus on mindfulness, helping you connect with each stitch and find calm in the present moment.
Materials
- 2 x 4 1/4” (11cm) square pieces of fabric (Im using linen, but any fabric will work)
- Sashiko cotton thread
- Sewing cotton (I like to use Gutterman quilting thread, 100% cotton)
- Sashiko needle
- Scissors
- Pins
- White fabric marker
- Ruler (quilters ruler is my preference)
- Walnut shells or stuffing of choice
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Kate Ward is an Australian interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator with over twenty years experience working and teaching in the Arts. Her interests include ceramics, jewelry, printmaking, and intermedia, but her heart lies with textile arts, and she’s been stitching avidly for about ten years.
Kate’s been able to combine her love of art with her love of travel, studying and creating all over the world, including participating in an exchange at Kyoto Seika University - a dream for someone with Kate’s fascination and respect for Japanese culture and aesthetics.
Prompted by her passions for textiles, sustainability, and living meaningfully, Kate started focusing on Zen Stitching in 2020. By embracing the beautiful and practical designs of sashiko stitching, Kate is not only mending clothes, but also reducing textile waste and practicing mindfulness.
