Japanese traditional hand embroidery called ”Sashiko” is a lot of fun.
日本の伝統的な刺繍、刺し子って、とても楽しいですよね。
While Western embroidery is mainly for decoration, Sashiko has an important role to reinforce the cloth by sewing.
欧米の刺繍は装飾がメインなのに対して、
刺し子は縫うことで布を補強する役割が強いんだとか。
This pattern is called Yahane, an arrow feather. It seems to have a very auspicious meaning such as "Hit the target".
この絵柄は矢羽根と言って、
「的を射る」などのとても縁起の良い意味があるそうです。
It is also popular as a hakama pattern and is very fashionable.
袴とかの柄としても人気があって、とてもオシャレです。