Reference photographs for the dyed yarn cotton Japanese fabrics September 2021.

I thought this would be useful when you are trying to compare and choose fabrics from the website listings.

I've been writing about Kuguri Sashiko recently, and if you have been feeling interested in trying it, here is a simple first project to learn how.

I know.   You were all set to try a kuguri-sashi sashiko stitching project, but then...

 How much thread do you need for these preprinted Kuguri-sashi fabrics?

Basic technique for Kuguri-sashi explained

Kuguri-sashi is one-stitch sashiko stitching and a needle weaving technique combined in a two step process to create beautiful textured cloth...

Making summer cushions wabi-sabi style

...every spring I have a new(ish) pile of stitchings and part-projects that were never made into anything.

They start as a tidy stack back in the winter, fall over and quietly slide onto the floor by spring.

"Ah ha!" I say to myself when the return of spring wakes my brain, "the time has come to get some of these used up!"...