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How to thread a sashiko needle with sashiko thread

How to thread a sashiko needle with sashiko thread

By Susan Fletcher

Sashiko thread it fat!

Even with the big eye sashiko needles, getting that very thick sashiko thread through the eye of the needle can seem rather like...

How to thread sashiko thread

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  • How to stitch Honeycomb Hitome-sashi Olympus Sampler
  • How to stitch "Snow Crystals" Olympus Hitome-zashi Sashiko Design Kit
  • How to do sashiko stitching without using knots.
  • Making a Japanese Pin Bowl
  • How Hand Sewing Needles are Made
  • Broken Needle Day
  • Beautiful Tools
  • What is Japanese Furoshiki Fabric Wrapping?
  • How to make this Japanese Furoshiki fabric gift wrap
  • Holiday Decorating Hack

Categories

  • About Fabrics on A Threaded Needle
  • About quilting sashiko
  • Boro
  • Broken Needle Day
  • dyed yarn cotton fabric
  • Embroidery
  • Hana-fukin
  • hand sewing
  • history
  • Hitomezashi
  • How to do sashiko stitching without using knots
  • how to thread a sashiko needle
  • How to transfer sashiko designs
  • How to use products
  • How to use sashiko products
  • How to...
  • Japanese Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping
  • Just for inspiration
  • Kogin
  • Kuguri-sashi
  • kurugi
  • making matters
  • needles
  • Ready to stitch sashiko fabrics
  • sashiko
  • Sashiko tutorial part 1 of 4
  • Sashiko tutorial part 2 of 4
  • Sashiko tutorial part 3 of 4
  • Sashiko tutorial part 4 of 4
  • Slow stitching and mending
  • Things you can do with your sashiko stitched fabric
  • Thoughts about creativity
  • Tutorials for how to stitch sashiko & weaving designs
  • What is going on at A Threaded Needle
  • Zakka stitching for your home

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      • Sashiko Threads: Yellow, Orange & Brown
      • Sashiko Needles, Thimbles, & Notions
      • Sashiko Threads: Earthy, Taupe, & Neutral
      • Sashiko Threads: Variegated & Heather Colours
      • Sashiko Thread: Thin Style
      • Olympus Sashiko Threads
      • Cosmo Hidamari Sashiko Threads
      • Daruma & Other Sashiko Threads
    • 4 Sashiko Stitching Styles
      • Traditional Sashiko Samplers
      • Hitome-sashi (one stitch sashiko)
      • Japanese Kuguri Stitching
      • Kogin Sashiko
    • Sashiko Preprinted Panels
      • Bebe Bold Sashiko Panels
      • QH Textile Sashiko Panels
      • Olympus Sashiko Panels (Susan Briscoe Designed)
    • Beginner Kits & Small Sashiko Projects
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      • 12" Sashiko Samplers
      • Sylvia Pippen
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    • All Sashiko
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      • Stencils
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    • Threads & Needles for Hand Stitching
      • Blue & Green Threads
      • Reds, Purples, Pinks
      • Yellow, Orange, Brown
      • White, Off-white, Grey, Black
      • Variegated and Heathered
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      • Thin Threads
      • Needles & Thimbles
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    • 4 Sashiko Stitching Styles
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      • Hitome-sashi (one stitch sashiko)
      • Japanese Kuguri Stitching
      • Kogin Sashiko
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      • Brown & Black Fabrics
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  • All Fabrics
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      • Fabrics for Hand Stitching
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