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Thank you for watching! If you are a Sashiko visible mending beginner, please also watch this video below. I walk through the materials and tools and the basic tips for stitching which I couldn't explain in this video. The Sashiko stitches reinforce the fabric and help to prevent the fabric from stretching further. It also means the mended areas lose the stretch. So make sure that your jeans are not too tight and you can still wear them after losing the stretch in the mended areas. The method I used for Sashiko is called Hitomezashi. Hitomezashi uses a grid to create a pattern. There are many different patterns you can stitch using this method. I drew grids of 5mm squares inside all the circles. You can also use 1/4 inch squares instead. There are videos explaining some of the patterns I used in this video. The Dantsunagi pattern: (Sashiko coaster making Part 2) The Jujihanazashi pattern: https:
