Posts Tagged ‘sashiko’

The origin of Kamon seams to go all the way back to 900 years ago in Heian Era. The history tells that Saionji, a court noble, used Tomoe (a comma-shaped design) as their crest, and it was decided as a mark on oxcart for high personage. The use of this mark soon be expanded and was used to mark on furniture, dishes and all kind of belongings. This custom has spread in the noble class and it gradually became the crest to each noble family.

One of my favorite motifs to use in Sashiko are family crests (Kamon in Japanese). They are very compact and suitable for adding partially to any projects.

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A new article, Zaru (bamboo basket) has been posted this morning on my Blog http://www.designbyaika.com

Starting to write an article about family crests and sashiko. Family crests have become popular motifs to stitch.