Sashiko Videos
Below are videos that support our post Sashiko Stitching.
First are Kimonomomo's 3-part tutorial on sashiko, followed by a video about handling and organizing sashiko thread.
The final video, from Sashi.co, instructs how to transfer a sashiko pattern to fabric.
· Don't miss: You can find instructional sashiko books, threads, needles, and templates here. More books are listed below. [As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).]
Kimonomomo has an Etsy store that's chock full of gorgeous Japanese fabrics for sale.
· Don't miss more about Boro, Sashiko, and crafting materials: Sashiko Stitching, How to Make a Boro Bag, and Crafting Resources.
Below are book cover thumbnail pics of some best-selling books on sashiko, the Slow Stitch Movement, varieties of stitches, and visible mending. Click through for more information or to purchase on Amazon, and have some fun!
FOR YOUR LIBRARY
 The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook by Susan Briscoe describes everything you need to begin sashiko stitching, and includes Ten project chapters. |  Simple Sashiko: 8 Sashiko Sewing Projects for the Modern Home by Susan Briscoe. Projects include a tote bag, greetings cards, cushion, table mats, coaster, pocket hanging, and a long sampler. |  The Geometry of Hand Sewing by Natalie Chanin. Chanin presents instructions for more than 100 stitches—from the most basic straight and chain to the more fanciful feather and herringbone. |  Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch and Repair Your Favorite Denim and More by Katrina Rodabaugh. Includes 20+ projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold. |
 Japanese Quilting: Sashiko by Hiromitsu Takano. A practical guide covering the basics, plus 30 designs [including Ougi (Fan), Ume (plum blossom), Shippu (seven treasures), and Sayagata (Buddhist symbols)], plus 10 projects. |  Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things by Jenny Wilding Cardon. Includes 35 examples of both hand-mending methods (boro, embroidery, patching, and darning), and machine mending. |  Japanese Country Quilting: Sashiko Patterns and Projects for Beginners by Karen Kim Matsunaga. Step-by-step instructions for stitching patterns inspired by natural motifs, including 60 traditional patterns, and suggestions for basic sewing projects. |  Japanese Sashiko Inspirations: 25 Ways to Explore a Traditional Technique by Susan Briscoe. 12 chapters cover essential sashiko techniques, and include beginner and intermediate level projects for each technique. |
 Make and Mend: Sashiko-Inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate Your Home by Jessica Marquez shows readers how to apply sashiko stitching to a variety of craft projects - repairing torn jeans, and making decorative pillows, napkins, a tablecloth, and a totebag. |  Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art by Claire Wellesley-Smith introduces a range of ways in which you can slow your textile work down, including using hand-stitch techniques , and reusing and re-inventing materials. |  Paradise Stitched - Sashiko and Applique Quilts by Sylvia Pippen includes Hawaiian-inspired applique quilts with Sashiko directions and patterns. |  Stitch, Fabric & Thread: An Inspirational Guide for Creative Stitchers by Elizabeth Healey includes 40 practical exercises, slow sewing ideas, and insights into sewing movements such as Boro textiles, Gee's Bend quilting, and Dorset buttons. |
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