Sashiko Blog

How to stitch "Peaks" Sashiko Sampler by Textile Lab
By Susan Fletcher
How to stitch "Peaks" sashiko design
This is how to stitch the Kugurizashi Sashiko kit called Peaks. I've written it to supplement the Japanese language instructions and stitching diagrams that come with the pre-printed fabric.
This is a very good first project for trying your first the kugurizashi sashiko technique.

How to stitch La Bouquetiere "Snow Crystals"
By Susan Fletcher
How to stitch "Snow Crystals" sashiko design
This is how to stitch the Hitomezashi Sashiko kit called Snow Crystals. I've written it to supplement the Japanese language instructions and stitching diagrams that come with the pre-printed fabric.
You can buy the pre-printed cloth at A Threaded Needle as a full kit or the fabric only with the design printed on blue or white cloth.

Why it is important to leave some looseness in your sashiko stitching!
By Susan Fletcher
If I come back to this again and again when explaining sashiko stitching, and even in some the product descriptions on my website, it is because it worries me! If you don't leave some slack (looseness) in the thread on the back of your sashiko stitching the fabric will pucker...

A Simple Project to make a Kuguri Sashiko Pouch
By Susan Fletcher
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.
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