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reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery ) from japan that started out of practical need during the edo era ( ). traditionally used to reinforce points of wear or to repair worn places or tears with patches, making the piece ultimately stronger and warmer, this running stitch technique is often used for
alignment of single stitches made on a grid. common motifs used in sashiko are waves, mountains, bamboo, bishamon, key fret, double cypress fence, arrow feathers, seven treasures, pampas grass, overlapping diamonds, linked diamonds, lightning, linked hexagons and persimmon flower. [ ] the embroidery uses...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashiko