Excellent quality short color change variegated sashiko thread manufactured for sashiko and boro stitching, but equally good for visible mending, big stitch quilting, quilt basting, wool applique, toy making, free hand stitching and meditative stitching projects.
The interaction between a sashiko thread and the fabric is an valued characteristic of sashiko stitching. Olympus brand sashiko threads are intentionally made with a soft open matte finish which enables your stitches to plump up like fat little grains of rice, and at the same time to attach themselves into the fabric. The bit of soft fuzziness will disappear as the fibres bond to each other with washing(s). The beauty of your sashiko stitching will increase as this happens.
- Thread Details:
- long staple Egyptian cotton thread
- skein length: 20 meters
- machine washable, colourfast
- very consistent dye lot colours
- manufactured by Olympus Thread Mfg Co., Ltd. Nagoya Japan.
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This Olympus 20 meter skein thread is about the thickness of #5 perle cotton and is often used as the middle thickness standard for sashiko threads.
- You are meant to use the whole thread
- If you prefer a thinner sashiko thread or one with a tighter twist (smoother finish) these are also available on this site.
And a final note for new stitchers: Sashiko thread is fat so as you stitch you are adding a lot of extra between the threads of your fabric. This is going to cause the fabric to tighten up and be unable to lay flat unless you leave some slack in the sashiko thread as you stitch. I do this by leaving about a quarter inch of slack in my thread on the back of the fabric every 4 inches if stitching straight long lines, or whenever I turn a corner on designs with shorter lines.
