Blogs

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.  

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?

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...

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...

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:

My blogs for how to to sashiko stitch and for individual project english instructions (to help with the Japanese only instructions in some of the pre-printed kits) will be back asap!

and all the other blogs - refreshed and better- 

I did the dreaded thing. I clicked the wrong delete key while trying to organise them better. 

Update March 29. I have found and downloaded most of the lost blogs but it will take time to get them all back here. You may run into broken links when shopping on A Threaded Needle until then - apologies for that :-(