Location: Otakon 2025 - Walter E. Washington Room 144C - Crafts Room

Date: Saturday, August 9th 2025

Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST

Class Length: 1 hour

Come learn a new handicraft in this traditional Japanese sashiko embroidery workshop! You'll join Madison of CUT/SEW as we use their new CRA/FTS line of embroidery kits to complete a hand stitched rabbit motif using classic indigo fabric and Wonderfil's Eleganza egyptian perle cotton thread. You'll leave class with a swatch of fabric that can easily be transformed into a pillow, patch, bento box bag, or scarf.

In this workshop you'll learn:

• A brief history of Sashiko
• How sashiko stitching differs from other traditional handicrafts
• How to perform a basic running stitch
  
• How to complete a hand sewing project without knotting your thread

Prerequisite Skills:

• None, beginner friendly

About the Instructor:

Madison May, the head pattern maker at CUT/SEW, founded the company in 2016. With almost fifteen years of experience in the costume and fashion industry, Madison has provided patterns to both broadway & off-broadway productions, major US theme parks, international cruise lines, and television. Cosplay has been a hobby of hers since 2005 and she also is active in the cosplay photography community under the moniker of Final-Egirl.

The Nitty Gritty:

• To participate in this class you must be at least 16 years of age
• Anyone under 16 years of age MUST be accompanied by an adult or legal guardian and a liability waiver must be signed
• Space is limited and all tickets are first come first serve
• Purchasing a ticket reserves one (1) seat at this class. For multiple tickets, please add more than one ticket to your cart
• All tickets are final sale. In the event of a no-show, no refunds will be available
• Tickets will be delivered digitally to the email address provided at checkout. This digital ticket will be needed to enter the event.
• All classes start promptly at the time they're scheduled for. In the event of tardiness, you may miss certain aspects of the class and may not be able to complete the scheduled project in full