Sashiko

Description:

SASHIKO embroidery or quilting is an elegant art form developed to create beauty in simple objects. Basic hemp and cotton fabrics used by Japanese peasants were embellished with intricate hand embroidered Sashiko. The woven version utilizes an overall star motif to bind the translucent tape filling yarn with the polyester warp. shel*ter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.Shelter, meaning a refuge from elements, can be a garment that covers our bodies or as simple as a roof over our head, this overarching sentiment is artfully captured in the Shelter rug collection.