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How to stitch this sashiko stencil to make a kuguri-zashi design
How to thread a sashiko needle
Sashiko thread is fat!
Even with the big eye sashiko needles, getting that very thick sashiko thread through the eye of the needle can seem rather like the proverbial camel :-D
How to Stitch Cross-Tsunagi Sashiko Pattern
Hitomezashi sashiko stitching can look complicated but breaks down to a few surprisingly simple steps. Here is how to stitch the Cross-Tsunagi pattern.
All the Hitomezashi Sashiko pre-printed patterns use these three basic steps so don't be afraid to try some of the others even without English instructions.
Ways to use your Sashiko Stitched Samplers
So you enjoyed sashiko stitching a sampler. And then you enjoyed stitching another one.
But what to do with them?
Cushions? Already have enough? Table centres? Ditto. But they are awfully nice to use as a light towel to throw over a fruit bowl or fresh baking.
Here are some other ideas...
General information for sashiko stitching pre-printed samplers
How to Stitch Honeycomb Sampler (Hitomezashi Sashiko)
This blog will show how to stitch the Hitomezashi Honeycomb Sampler in English with photographs.
The design looks complex, but broken down to a step at a time, it is easy enough to do...
Why it is important to leave some looseness in your sashiko stitching
Why it is important to leave some looseness in your sashiko stitching?
If I come back to this again and again when explaining sashiko stitching, it is because it worries me!
As your stitching progresses you are adding a lot of fat thread in between the threads of the fabric...
How to stitch the Asagao sampler (Kugurizashi Sashiko Style)
This blog will show you how to stitch Asagao, a Kugurizashi Sashiko pattern in english with photographs :-)
The design looks complex, but broken down to a step at a time, it is easy enough to do...
What is Hitomezashi and how to do it
Skeined sashiko threads & how not to end in a tangled mess!
Skeined sashiko threads & how not to end in a tangled mess!
Here I am all ready to settle in and stitch miles of Sashiko and I realise that every thread I need is going to be a project itself to get off the skein! Argh!
Here is the solve for this frustrating problem: