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Sashiko Style, Traditional Japanese Patterns for Contemporary Design, is a book for beginners and experienced crafters alike.. Sashiko is regarded as a decorative embroidery and the patterns and projects in this book come with detailed instructions.

 

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Sashiko Style
Traditional Japanese Patterns for Contemporary Design

Translator: Yoko Ishiguro
Pages: 88
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher:Japan Publications Trading Co. Kodansha International
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4I1925
Weight: 1.0 lb

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Introduction

Sashiko, or Japanese traditonal stitchery, has been admired for its beautiful geometric patterns of stitched lines. Although sashiko is regarded as a decorative embroidery, its origin is quite practical. Cloth in early times was so scarce for poor farmers, fishermen and other ordinary workers that they would cherish and reuse their worn-out garments by stitching heavily for reinforcement or by quilting them for warmth. From a practical beginning as wise, loving care for precious necessities of life, sashiko eventually developed, resulting in artistic patterns that symbolize everyday items such as hemp leaf, mist or ocean wave patterns. More and more patterns have been created and sophisticated over the centuries until we rediscover them as a design source for simple modern life, at the same time feeling the warmth of old handiwork.

If you are a beginner, do not let the detailed instructions scare you off; just keep stitching with the needle for a while. You will soon realize the fun of sashiko needlework. If you are an experienced crafter, challenge yourself to new, inspirational patterns in this book.

 

 

Table of Contents

 
Linear Patterns2
Linear Pattern Projects 30
Curved Patterns38
Curved Pattern Projects 44
Single Stitch Patterns48
Single Stitch Pattern Projects53
Other Project Examples54
Getting Started56
Fabric and Threads 
Tools  
Drawing Patterns 
Transferring Patterns 
Positioning Designs 
Stitching Sashiko 
Continuous Stitch and Flattening 
Securing Stitch 
Stitching Order 
Stitching Hints 
Finishing  
Project Instructions68
Graph Paper86
Diagonal Graph Paper87

Instruction Page

Instruction Page

Key Pattern
Key Pattern

Rectangular Tapestry
Rectangular Tapestry

 

 

Examples Sashiko Projects

Six Pointed Stars Tapestry with Mountain Shapes
Six Pointed Stars and Tapestry With Mountain Shapes

Doorway Curtain with Mountain PassesPlace Mats with Paving Blocks

Doorway Curtain With Mountain Passes and Place Mats With Paving Blocks

Floor Cushions Covers with Hemp LeafTable Runner with Hemp Leaf
Floor Cushion Covers With Hemp Leaf and Table Runner With Hemp Leaf

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Iron-on Appliqué Thread Patches

Chinese Symbol Lucky
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Japanese Koi
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Afgan 639
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Afgan 639
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Asian Influenced Designs

Book 02
DSB02 Traditional Japanese Designs
Traditional Japanese Designs
Design Source Series

Book 12
DSB12 Chinese Designs
Chinese Designs
Design Source Series

 

Japanese Fabrics in Quilts, Wearables & Other Japanese Embellishement Techniques


Asian Elegance

by Kitty Pippen and Sylvia Pippen
Beautiful Braiding Made Easu
Beautiful Braiding Made Easy
by Helen Deighan
Beginner's Guide to Braiding
Beginner's Guide to Braiding,
The Craft of Kumihimo
by Jacqui Carey
The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery
The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery
by Shizuka Kusano
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
by Susan Briscoe
Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes
Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes
by Jenni Dobson
Quilting with Japanese Fabrics
Quilting with Japanese Fabrics
by Kitty Pippin

Sew and
Quilt Japanese Decor
by Trice Boerens

Out of Print
Japanese Inspirations
Japanese Inspirations, 20 Quilted Projects
by Janet Haigh

Sashiko

(Japanese Stitching Technique & Designs)

Fabulous Thread
for Sashiko
wonderfil razzle
Razzle by WonderFil
Rayon Crochet Thread
Similar to #8
Crochet Cotton
Japanese Country Quilting
Japanese Country Quilting
by Karen Kim Matsunaga
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match
by Susan Briscoe
sashiko
Sashiko
Japanese Traditional Hand Stitching
by Ai Takeda

 

Sensational Sashiko
Sensational Sashiko
Japanese Applique and Quilting by Machine

by Sharon Pederson

Sashiko Style
Sashiko Style
translated by
Yoko Ishiguro
Out of Print
Show Me How to Create Quitling Designs
Sashiko
Decorative Machine Embroidery
by Mary Parker

Shirbori Dyeing Technique

Memory on Cloth, Shibori Now
Memory on Cloth
Shibori Now
by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada

Shibori

by Karren K. Brito
Shibori The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
Shibori
The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Mary Kellogg Rice and Jan Barton
Shibori for Textile Artists
Shibori for Textile Artists
by Janice Gunner
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Shibori Art  Cover
Shibori the Art of Fabric Tying, Folding, Pleating, and Dyeing by Elfriede Moller

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Flower Origami
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Templates

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Kokoro no Te
by Kumiko Sudo
  Kake-Jiku
Kake-Jiku
by Kumiko Suda
Omiyage
Omiyage
by Kumiko Sudo
 

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Fantasies & Flowers
by Kumiko Sudo

Holiday Origami
Liz Aneloski

Quiltagami
Mary Jo Hiney

Simple Fabric Folding for Halloween
Simple Fabric Folding for Halloween

by Liz Aneloski

Simple Fabric Folding for Christmas
by Liz Aneloski

Quiltagami
by Mary Jo Hiney
Beautiful Quiltagami
Beautiful Quiltagami

by Mary Jo Hiney

Origami
Rebecca Wat

Fantastic Fabric Folding
Fantastic Fabric Folding
by Rebecca Wat
Fresh Twist
A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding
by Rebecca Wat
   

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