It is our sincere pleasure that we can cerebrate the new year of 2019 with sharing our passion in Sashiko. For your new Sashiko year of 2019, we have some new items available on the website. We ship internationally with a flat rate shipping fee (based on your country). Also, if you purchase a “Fukubukuro (Plus and Supreme)”, I will send a follow-up email with what to do with the items you receive.

Sashiko Fukubukuro (Lucky Bag)

The Japanese have a unique custom of celebrating the new year with enjoying “lucky-bag” so-called Fukubukuro (=福袋 | A bag filled with fortune). A Fukubukuro contains many merchandises to start the new year’s activity. According to the document, a draper in Edo period started selling their items in a bag on the first day of their business.

We offered this Fukubukuro in Japan over the year transition from 2018 and 2019. Many people enjoyed the idea of a blind bag, and more importantly, we receive many positive feedback with their satisfaction. We also receive some questions if we were planning to do so internationally. So, here is an offer of Sashiko Fukubukuro for international orders.

https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/product/sashiko-fukubukuro-2019/

Please read the terms & Conditions carefully before placing the order.

Terms and Conditions | Sashiko Fukubukuro

• The regular flat rate shipping fee will be applied based on the destination. You may add other threads or Sashiko items without applying the extra shipping fee (maximum weight total: 2,000 gram). If you prefer to expedite the package, please choose the “EMS” options at the checkout.
• Because of its characteristics, we will not accept returns and/or exchange.
• The Bags will be sold between January 4th (at 1 pm EST) to January 25th in 2019. The sales continue while the supply last, and it may be ended before the final date.
• The shipping will be made accordingly to the order. However, unlike the other regular order which usually is shipped in 1 business day, this order may take longer than that. All of the order will be shipped before the end of January.

For the international orders, it is always a challenge to reduce the shipping fee for the customers. As of 2019, we applied the flat rate fee based on your location. The “flat rate” let you purchase anything with the same one-time flat rate shipping fee. With considering the year cerebrating Fukubukuro, please consider getting the other Sashiko threads & items that we sincerely recommend.

*For the international order from Japan, please be advised that the buyers are responsible to pay the additional costs such as duties, taxes, and customs clearance fees. Import charges can vary widely but are most commonly based on the price and type of item, package weight, dimensions, and the taxes, duties, and fees of the destination country. If you have any concerns, please contact us for the estimate for your contry.

Shop our Sashiko Thread & Sashiko Items

On top of the regular items on the online store, we added 2 special items for cerebrating the year of 2019.

Gradient Color Sashiko Thread with Indigo

Natural Blue color from Indigo is the most favorite color for us. Dark blue & light blue, we all enjoyed it. Now, we have variegated & gradient Indigo blue available online. We also come up with the Green from Indigo. Enjoy these exclusive and stunning color for your Sashiko project.

The last of 2018: Kakishibu, Persimmon Tannin, dye.

The gold, brown, and gray color from nature are one of everyone’s favorite. Kakishibu (Perssimon Tannin) can create such a gorgeous color from Nature. In order to create these exclusive color, we need to prepare the ingredient thoroughly and carefully. After challanging so many times, with collaborating Kakishibu profesisonal reside in local, we come up with the beautiful hand-dye Sashiko Threads. Thi is the last batch we tried in 2018, and for sale in limited amount online.

Sample Photos of Fukubukuro (Supreme) delivered in Japan

These are the photos from our customers in Japan. They received the Sashiko Fukubukuro (Supreme & Plus) and kindly shared the photos of what t hey received. The contents will not be exactly the same, but you can see what you may able to get.