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Duke of Edinburgh Skills 3 Months - Sashiko & Boro
Starting January/February 2026 – Drop us an email with preferred day/time and we’ll confirm your workshop date and time, yay!
Through renewing, repairing, and making, participants will explore their creativity, learn practical hand skills, and discover how small stitches and thoughtful patchwork can bring old textiles and keepsakes back to life.
In this course, you’ll uncover the history and beauty of Sashiko and Boro — two traditional Japanese crafts that celebrate mindfulness, sustainability, and care for what we already have.
Sashiko focuses on decorative hand stitching to strengthen and embellish fabric.
Boro is the art of patchwork repair — layering and mending worn cloth to create something new and meaningful.
Each workshop encourages slowing down, enjoying the process, and learning how visible mending and upcycling can be both creative and rewarding.
No stitching skills? No worries — we’ve got you covered!
Course Details
Start Date: January 2026
Format: 8 × 1.5-hour weekly sessions (meets DofE Skills Section requirements)
Location: East Sheen SW14 (venue details shared upon booking)
Who It’s For: Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver participants
What You’ll Learn
🪡 How to safely thread and use a Sashiko needle
🧵 Practice traditional Sashiko stitching techniques on fabric samplers
🩹 Explore Boro patchwork repair methods — layering, reinforcing, and upcycling old textiles
✨ Apply your new skills to a personal project: mend a piece of clothing, restore a keepsake, or design something entirely new
After learning the core techniques, you’ll choose your own creative project. The possibilities are endless — repair, renew, or reimagine. You decide what you’d like to make!
You’ll Take Home
Your stitched samplers and completed project piece
A Sashiko needle and thread kit for continued practice at home
A new creative skill — and the satisfaction of making something by hand
Why Join?
Fulfills the Skills section of your DofE Award
Learn two traditional Japanese crafts: Sashiko stitching and Boro repair
Encourages creativity, sustainability, and mindfulness
Accessible and enjoyable — no previous sewing experience needed
Starting January/February 2026 – Drop us an email with preferred day/time and we’ll confirm your workshop date and time
**Please check with your DofE Leader for applicability, that this activity will count towards your DofE’s Awards Skills section before booking.**
Starting January/February 2026 – Drop us an email with preferred day/time and we’ll confirm your workshop date and time, yay!
Through renewing, repairing, and making, participants will explore their creativity, learn practical hand skills, and discover how small stitches and thoughtful patchwork can bring old textiles and keepsakes back to life.
In this course, you’ll uncover the history and beauty of Sashiko and Boro — two traditional Japanese crafts that celebrate mindfulness, sustainability, and care for what we already have.
Sashiko focuses on decorative hand stitching to strengthen and embellish fabric.
Boro is the art of patchwork repair — layering and mending worn cloth to create something new and meaningful.
Each workshop encourages slowing down, enjoying the process, and learning how visible mending and upcycling can be both creative and rewarding.
No stitching skills? No worries — we’ve got you covered!
Course Details
Start Date: January 2026
Format: 8 × 1.5-hour weekly sessions (meets DofE Skills Section requirements)
Location: East Sheen SW14 (venue details shared upon booking)
Who It’s For: Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver participants
What You’ll Learn
🪡 How to safely thread and use a Sashiko needle
🧵 Practice traditional Sashiko stitching techniques on fabric samplers
🩹 Explore Boro patchwork repair methods — layering, reinforcing, and upcycling old textiles
✨ Apply your new skills to a personal project: mend a piece of clothing, restore a keepsake, or design something entirely new
After learning the core techniques, you’ll choose your own creative project. The possibilities are endless — repair, renew, or reimagine. You decide what you’d like to make!
You’ll Take Home
Your stitched samplers and completed project piece
A Sashiko needle and thread kit for continued practice at home
A new creative skill — and the satisfaction of making something by hand
Why Join?
Fulfills the Skills section of your DofE Award
Learn two traditional Japanese crafts: Sashiko stitching and Boro repair
Encourages creativity, sustainability, and mindfulness
Accessible and enjoyable — no previous sewing experience needed
Starting January/February 2026 – Drop us an email with preferred day/time and we’ll confirm your workshop date and time
**Please check with your DofE Leader for applicability, that this activity will count towards your DofE’s Awards Skills section before booking.**