A Little Bit About Symbolism in Sashiko
How does symbolism in design happen?
...I think its likely that women doing this stitching found it more interesting if they based the designs on things that had meaning for them. This would account for why designs that represent the sea and fishing are found on the coastal fishing peoples clothing (diamond waves for example) and designs having to do with crops (plowed fields, windblown grasses) are found on the clothing of the inland farming peoples.
A Bit of Sashiko History
Wonder about the fabric sashiko was originally stitched on,
and how the designs were transferred to the cloth?
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