Ship John

[Chibs]

I was curious about what the difference between Dobby & Sashiko so I googled this:

So does this mean that the fabric from these shirts are actually hand stitched?

[rahrah12]

@Chibs Pretty sure that's how Mike explained it in one of his lives awhile back before one of the original drops. It's why it was one of the harder fabrics for him to get in large quantities and why it tends to be more expensive.

[Chibs]

@rahrah12 So cool!!!!!

[Denimhead 0]

Sashiko w the SJ Wesco’s

[MrJay]

@Chibs @rahrah12 Sashiko-ori fabric is also made on a loom. It is just done in a manner to replicate the hand-stitched look from a traditional Sashiko weave. Ship John uses the term Sashiko-ori, which appears to be technically correct. Whereas other clothing manufacturers who use Sashiko-ori fabrics just call it by the short hand “Sashiko”

[Chibs]

@MrJay Got it, that makes a bit more sense cost wise. So this stuff is basically Dobby cloth?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPEmPy4CU4y/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

[MrJay]

@Chibs I believe that’s right. My understanding (although others should correct me if I’m mistaken) is that Sashiko-ori is just a specific kind of fabric/pattern of weave woven on a dobby loom. So whereas all Sashiko-ori fabrics are also technically dobby fabrics, not all dobby fabrics are Sashiko-ori

[Chibs]

@MrJay You broke my brain just a little bit! hah

[MrJay]

@Chibs Haha oh no! Looking back, my response could have been clearer. I just meant that Sashiko-ori is just a particular kind of pattern woven on a dobby loom

[Chibs]

@MrJay Thank you. It would be interesting to compare this with Iron Heart's Dobby and I know they've made Sashiko in the past too. Curious if there's a discernable difference.