Event: In Good Company - Sashiko Denim Repair Workshop

Patchwork on denim is one of the major trends in the fashion world and I am always interested in learning how to sew the patches on my denim jeans. Lucky for me, I was invited by Lance and Sharad to learn about this technique on Monday night with some of my good friends.

In good company with Christopher Tuner, Jonathan Cavaliere, Sharad Mohan, Chris Aznar, Daniel Ocean, Marc Andrew Smith, Lance Chung and Nigel Seebaran

The workshop was held at THE SHOP and Bree Zorel (the instructor) introduced us to the art of Sashiko. Sashiko is a Japanese decorative sewing technique which in the past was used to repair worn areas with patches, or to reinforce points of wear. Nowadays, a lot of people are using this technique to decorate their clothes.

Each of us was given 2 pairs of jeans and a chambray shirt from Paige denim to create our own DIY piece. Thanks to the inspiration board that was loaded on the Samsung Galaxy View, I decided to use 2 pattern patches and create 2 rectangular shapes on the right side of my denim. As a person who doesn't have much sewing knowledge, I did learn a lot in this 2.5-hour session. I don't know if sewing is really my forte, but because of this fun workshop, I don't mind to take more sewing lessons in the future.

I feel very fortunate to be able to spend a wonderful night with some of my great friends and learned something new related to my work field. Also, thanks to The Carbon Bar & Peroni for feeding us with yummy food and great beers! I cannot wait to see what kind of thing we will learn in the next episode of In Good Company! Thanks Lance & Sharad!

The Workshop:

Food and drinks:

Photos are courtesy of Mauricio Calero