{"product_id":"9781682770917-sashiko","title":"Sashiko","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe elegant textile art of sashiko is celebrated in this picture book about the embroidery style's origins as a way to strengthen the jackets of fishermen from Awaji Island.\u003cbr\u003eDuring Japan’s Edo period, a style of needlework was born from a need to make fishermen’s clothing stronger and warmer. The “little stabs” of running stiches known as sashiko soon became an art form, inspiring this tale told from the perspective of a child who witnesses her mother stitch love and protection “into cloth as blue as the summer sea.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40995226124385,"sku":"9781682770917","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28360212.jpg?v=1722530531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781682770917-sashiko","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}