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Sashiko Stitched Furoshiki Wraps
Japanese furoshiki + sashiko stitching
Here are four examples, all tied with the easiest furoshiki technique...
Holiday Decorating Hack
Holiday Decorating Hack
How to wrap a bowl with seasonal fabric
Tutorial for Sashiko & Weaving: Zenigame
Tutorial for stitching sashiko and weaving design
This blog will show you how to stitch zenigame, a preprinted fabric kit by Olympus.
This design looks a little complex, but broken down to a step at a time, it is easy enough to do.
Tutorial for Sashiko and Weaving: Kurguri Sashi - Asagao
Tutorial for stitching sashiko and weaving design
This blog will show you how to stitch Asagao, a preprinted fabric kit by Olympus.
This design looks complex, but broken down to a step at a time, it is easy enough to do.
Here is how to make it:
View full article →Tutorial for Sashiko and Weaving: Hemp Leaf Design
Tutorial for stitching sashiko and weaving design
This blog will walk you through stitching the hemp leaf design. It is part of part of the Hemp Leaf and Coin design, a preprinted fabric kit by Olympus.
Sashiko and weaving projects use sashiko stitching to create a firm base of stitching through which other threads can be woven to create a textured design.
View full article →Tutorial for Sashiko and Weaving: Hemp Leaf & Coin Design
Tutorial for stitching sashiko and weaving design
This blog will walk you through stitching Hemp Leaf and Coin, a preprinted fabric kit by Olympus.
Sashiko Stitching: leave some slack on the back!
If I come back to this again and again when explaining sashiko stitching it is because it worries me! If you don't leave some slack thread on the back of your sashiko stitching the fabric will pucker, especially...
Why Sashiko Designs Don’t Bore Your Brain
Why don’t we get tired of the traditional sashiko designs?
What makes them still ‘work’ for us even after looking at them for several years, as I have been doing?
They are, after all, pretty simple looking geometric designs.
Here is why I think our brains remain pleased and interested...
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Sashiko? Kogin? Hitomezashi? Boro? What are we stitching?
Which one are you stitching?
Sashiko? Kogin? Hitomezashi? Boro?
What all 4 techniques have in common, and how they differ...
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