{"product_id":"brooklyn-general-store-sashiko-mending-kit","title":"Brooklyn General Sashiko Mending Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn General's own mending kit, to keep your favorite blue jeans in rotation!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery style that can be traced back to the 1600s. Sashiko has historically been used as both a decorative and functional stitching technique to extend the life of clothing. While the supplies included in this kit are used for traditional sashiko, you can also use them for any style of hand mending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information on various hand mending styles, we recommend Katrina Rodabaugh's excellent mending guides, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/brooklyngeneral.sbs\/products\/mending-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMending Matters\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/brooklyngeneral.sbs\/products\/make-thrift-mend-by-katrina-rodabaugh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMake Thrift Mend\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as Arounna Khounnoraj's book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/brooklyngeneral.sbs\/products\/visible-mending-by-arounna-khounnoraj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVisible Mending\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 skein of Off-White Olympus Sashiko thread\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Sashiko Thimble\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Olympus Sashiko Needles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 fancy denim patches - may differ from those shown in photo.  Size of patches is approximately 5x8 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Instructions are not included - the idea here is the same as a \"sewing kit\" with all the needed supplies for mending denim, rather than a \"how-to\" kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brooklyn General Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32746424598591,"sku":"210000011674","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/5177\/0431\/products\/zwfnezefck7ienxpimyb.jpg?v=1594923115","url":"https:\/\/brooklyngeneral.sbs\/products\/brooklyn-general-store-sashiko-mending-kit","provider":"Brooklyn General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}