Sources on Mending with Sashiko reveal title variations and publication conflicts

Tuttle Publishing’s product page presents a clear bibliographic record for Sashiko for Making & Mending: hardcover, ISBN 9780804853859, price $15.99, 80 pages, trim size 7 1/2 x 10, published 11/02/2021, and illustrated with "100 color photos" and "over 45 diagrams." That same Tuttle listing promises 15 projects with variations and urges readers to "embrace the visible mending movement—the practice of repairing high quality items you already own instead of replacing them with cheaper 'fast fashion' alternatives."

At the same time, retail descriptions and a separate release identify a title called Mending with Sashiko and attach a February 17, 2026 publication date. Retail blurbs on Lost City Bookstore and Rizzoli USA name Takao "Momi" Momiyama as the practitioner behind Mending with Sashiko and use the same instructive language found in craft copy: "Learn Sashiko, the timeless Japanese form of decorative stitch repair, to mend your clothes, bedsheets, and more." Those retailer pages describe step-by-step instruction aimed at hobbyists and small-scale makers and promise both simple and advanced patterns.

Takao "Momi" Momiyama is presented in the retailer copy as more than an instructor. The listings invite readers into "his workshop, where he shares his best tips and tricks for successful stitching," and note that readers may "dive into Momi’s archive and take a closer look at garments that he has repeatedly repaired with Sashiko over the years (in some cases, up to forty years)." That archival claim is specific and repeated in multiple retailer descriptions for Mending with Sashiko.

Technique and project details are consistent across sources, even where titles differ. Retail text and an Instagram fragment name hitomezashi and moyozashi explicitly, while retailer pages also list koginsashi. Tuttle’s 2021 listing describes "many easy variations of the traditional sashiko stitches" and itemizes projects including "gorgeous indigo pouches," "a rustic linen book cover," "breezy, multipurpose cotton stoles," and "a simple, elegant tote bag." Retailer copy for Mending with Sashiko adds practical repair targets: jeans, shirts, socks, bed covers, tablecloths, and patchwork quilts.

A separate social campaign from Shannonandjason complicates the landscape further. That promotion frames a different mending title as "the ultimate toolkit" and promises "50 Mending Stitches, Decoded" with a pre-order release of April 28, 2026, pairing sashiko instruction with Boro patching. The Shannonandjason copy explicitly asks "What if a tear in your favorite jeans was an opportunity, not an ending?" and positions its book as a broad visible-mending manual rather than the focused sashiko how-to of the other listings.

For shoppers and makers this matters practically: Tuttle’s ISBN 9780804853859, $15.99 price and 2021 publication metadata belong to the Sashiko for Making & Mending entry, while retailer pages and the 2026 date attach specifically to Mending with Sashiko credited to Momiyama. Until publishers or imprint pages reconcile whether these are distinct books, retitled editions, or reissues with different contributors, verify the ISBN and author name when ordering so the pages, photos, and stitch repertoire you expect arrive in your hands.