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What is Hitomezashi and how to do it
Although these stitching patterns can look challenging, they share the same simplicity as all Sashiko designs.
They are made by stitching simple straight stitches in lines across the fabric. The stitching is done by stitching first all the horizontal lines, then all the vertical lines, then all the diagonal lines. The pattern emerges as the single stitches accumulate.
Cloth is a deceptively humble material to work with...
Cloth is a deceptively humble material to work with, it lacks the status of paint or marble or metal. Yet, it is cloth that receives us at birth and covers us at death. It is hard to find a moment in a day when we are not using cloth in some form...
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: