Sashiko Blog
How to stitch Honeycomb Hitome-sashi Olympus Sampler
How to stitch the Honeycomb Hitome-sashi cloth
Another of the beautiful sashiko kit with multiple hitome-sashi designs, This one is called Honeycomb. Like the others, the instructions that come with it are in Japanese and although the diagrams are very good, I've been trying stitch them while writing english directions with photographs to make things easier.
Honeycomb is the second of these designs. The first was Snow Crystals and can also be found in these blogs.
How to stitch "Snow Crystals" Olympus Hitome-zashi Sashiko Design Kit
Snow Crystals.
This is how to stitch the Olympus Hitome-zashi Sashiko kit Snow Crystals.
I've written it to supplement the Japanese language instructions and stitching diagrams that come with the pre-printed fabric.
How to do sashiko stitching without using knots.
How to do sashiko stitching without using knots.
Front Back
If you want the back of your stitching to look as close as possible to the front here is a method that looks the same on both sides. It involves taking some tiny stitches under existing stitches. Here is how...
Making a Japanese Pin Bowl
Japanese pin cushion bowls have become popular recently and as it turns out, despite their tiny cuteness they are functional.
Plus they have that Wabi-Sabi (happy-imperfect) handmade zakka (heart-smile) quality about them.