Admission of Ignorance Leads to Enlightenment in Sewing Techniques

I’ve always had an admiration for the Japanese sewing market, which started when I fell madly in love with a pair of scissors at a Japanese notions company booth at a sewing expo. I still kick myself for not buying them. The “faux-shiko” stitching on the skirt Modified sashiko stitching. But recently I fell in…