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Sashiko Stencils, Traditional Collection

9 Embroidery Designs 3" x 5", Accurate Stitches & Spacing Every Time

Sylvia Pippen author

Format:General merchandise

Publisher:C & T Publishing

Published:30th Apr '21

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This guide provides essential tools and insights for mastering sashiko embroidery, featuring nine designs and durable stencils for easy crafting.

Explore the intricate world of traditional Japanese art through the pages of Sashiko Stencils, Traditional Collection. This comprehensive guide offers a unique opportunity for both beginners and seasoned crafters to engage with the timeless craft of sashiko embroidery. With its focus on accuracy and ease, the book provides detailed instructions and techniques that empower readers to start each project with confidence.

Inside Sashiko Stencils, Traditional Collection, you'll find nine beautifully designed embroidery patterns that capture the essence of Japanese artistry. Each design is accompanied by three durable plastic stencils, making it simple to transfer intricate patterns onto fabric. The stencils are crafted to withstand repeated use, ensuring that you can enjoy your sashiko projects for years to come.

Whether you're looking to enhance your sewing skills or simply want to explore a new creative outlet, Sashiko Stencils, Traditional Collection serves as an invaluable resource. The book not only introduces you to the basics of sashiko stitching but also inspires you to infuse your projects with personal flair and creativity. Embrace the beauty of traditional Japanese art and start your stitching journey today.

Books on the traditional Japanese needlecraft of sashiko always mention stencils, and here are nine of them to make your stitching a lot easier. Also included in this packet is a booklet explaining how to use them.

Obviously, the originators of this fascinating craft didn’t have access to plastic, which though much vilified is here at its most useful. Semi translucent, flexible, and washable each stencil features three designs. Each pattern is marked out in short slots making it simple to resize the design by moving it and remarking with a pen or pencil. The marks can then be stitched over. There are pictures in here showing how each look when reproduced as a repeat pattern as well as basic instructions and tips to ensure success. This wee booklet alone won’t teach you the craft (you need a book for that) but is great for a quick refresher course and of course for showing you how to use the stencils. The items can be kept in the plastic packet and are probably small enough (roughly A5) to fit into a workbox. This is a very useful item for anybody who either does or wants to learn sashiko.

-- Rachel A Hyde * mytshelf.com *

Not a book but a handy set of stencils. In total you’ll get nine traditional Japanese designs, stamped out on durable plastic sheets. Sashiko is all about the perfect execution of the humble running stitch. Precise stitch length and placement are core. These stencils make light work of transferring designs to fabrics accurately and quickly. Extending the patterns to cover the desired area is simple. Marked design lines are thin enough to be covered by stitching. In summary: a useful tool giving easy access to a traditional technique.

* Stitch Magazine *

Not a book but a handy set of stencils. In total you'll get nine traditional Japanese designs, stamped out on durable plastic sheets. Sashiko is all about the perfect execution of the humble running stitch. Precise stitch length and placement are core. These stencils make light work of transferring designs to fabrics accurately and quickly. Extending the patterns to cover the desired area is simple. Marked design lines are thin enough to be covered by stitching. In summary: a useful tool giving easy access to a traditional technique.

* Stitch Magazi

ISBN: 9781644030936

Dimensions: 229mm x 127mm x 1mm

Weight: 48g