Why Sashiko Designs Don’t Bore Your Brain
You have noticed, possibly, that I called my Sashiko History pages “History and Probability”. This is because I am not persuaded that we get the stories and explanations for the past accurate. That...
View ArticleIndigo Farming and Dying at rickettsindigo
Hi, I am getting ready for our first show of the year, the Creative Stitches and Crafting Alive show in Victoria BC. Possibly I already told you that. The again, maybe not, I’ve been so busy...
View ArticleSix Sashiko Circles Runner Project
Our next e-mail sashiko teaching project from A Threaded Needle This large runner (it could also be used for a bed footer) is going to be our next e-mail sashiko project. Some of you have done this...
View ArticleThank you
I am just back from the Creative Stitches & Sewing Show in Victoria BC and want to say thank you to all of you who came to our booth and gave some faces to who I am writing! So, for … Continue...
View Article3 ways to transfer a sashiko design to your fabric
Three methods for transferring sashiko designs onto your fabric, the first of which is heads and shoulders above the rest. Try it, you’ll see. No matter what your craft, there is always the...
View ArticleSashiko stitching as an embellishment on other projects
It’s been so long since I posted you will think I forgot I have this blog, but not so! I think of you often! I thought I’d show you a few samples of sashiko stitching used as an embellishment …...
View ArticleAustralian wildflowers and sashiko stitching
I thought you might enjoy seeing this quilt. Rhonda Lyons made it. She is one of the sashiko teacher’s listed in our Resources > Teachers section. The quilt blocks are made using Sylvia Pippen’s...
View ArticleSashiko Clasp Purse, wing-in-wing sashiko design
I’ve been making clasp purses like this one for several months – it’s a bit addictive! Here is one with some sashiko stitching, pieced with a scrap of asian fabric and a charm from www.athreadedneedle....
View ArticleMacaroon Purses (Tiny zakka zip purses)
This isn’t sashiko, but once in awhile something is too much fun not to share! I first saw some of these among some zakka items at a Japanese Christmas fair. I’ve never found directions for them,...
View ArticleSashiko Stitched Boxwood Tree
I keep thinking about the use of sashiko stitching for images. Here is one I tried using a stencil design for the pattern. What do you think?
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