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The medium needle with the smallest eye is my preferred needle for silk sashiko using Fujix Soie et silk thread. Both the Tulip Sashiko Long Assortment and Short Assortment are worth having in your sewing tool kit. Please avoid using a needle threader with these as they tend to break the eye. Long or short?
The quilt shown is from our monthly Kimonomomo Sashiko Subscription Box. It was part one of a four-part seasonal series and represented Winter. Each kit is available for one month, then retired. Winter was released in January, Spring was in April, Summer was in July, and Autumn will be available in October 2018.
Make a little Sashiko Fukin (刺し子ふきん) towel, also called a hana-fukin (“flower cloth” 花ふきん) or yume-fukin (“dream cloth” 夢ふきん). I’ve selected a classic design for beginners that I think you’ll enjoy even if you’re an experienced stitcher.
I started selling Sashiko supplies online in 2005 and have seen demand grow exponentially since. For years the only brand of Sashiko thread available in the US market was Olympus. If you were very lucky and lived in Berkeley, CA you could have visited Kasuri Dyeworks near the UC campus and purchased other types such as Hida Sashiko thread.
Guild Lectures. Presentation to fit your guild meeting timeframe (typically 1 hour) with hands-on display of 19th and 20th century Japanese textiles including indigo, shibori, katazome, kimono, and sashiko pieces. Discussion of history, techniques, design meanings, and insight into how politics, economics, and environment have shaped how/when ...
Quilts of Houston International Quilt Market & Festival part 1! I love hand quilting, and the Japanese seem to do more of these at the competitive level than we do domestically here in the US, so don’t be surprised that the next few posts will be of Japanese artists. #internationalquiltmarket #houston #quilting #applique #madeinjapan
Sashiko Rainbow Waves. My approach to stitching the traditional Seigaiha Wave design with variegated sashiko thread. Done! There are many variations of Seigaiha – the ubiquitous Japanese wave design that consists of overlapping arches. Turn it upside down and you have fish or dragon scales. Add an extra line or two and you have rainbows.
Continued from yesterday's post, here are four more excellent sashiko books in English. Once again, these are listed by publication date. Quick summary statements are underlined. Click on the title links to purchase. Japanese Country Quilting: Sashiko patterns and projects for beginners by Karen Kim Matsunaga. Kodansha, 1990. 96 pages.
“Um, Finn got into your workroom and… he cut your project…” I pushed the frying pan off the hot burner and ran upstairs. Aghast. There is was, my already late prototype for the 2019 Sashiko Four Seasons Kit for Spring. But I was so close! Almost done! And now this? “Tell Grandma you’re sorry, Finn,” his dad said.
With sashiko you start with the edge to stabilize the base and then do everything else. Keep your stitches slack, think soft thoughts. It’s confusing, but trust the process. It does work. Here’s where this kit diverts again from traditional sashiko: progression of stitches.