{"id":469,"date":"2019-01-25T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T11:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2019-01-25T11:23:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T11:23:31","slug":"sashiko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/01\/25\/sashiko\/","title":{"rendered":"Sashiko"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery which uses running stitch to create a beautiful textured patterned background. Originally used to create strong repairs and produce hard-wearing home textiles, the designs are now mostly used for decorative quilting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve become slightly obsessed with Sashiko stitching after purchasing some pre-printed fabric last year. It requires a minimal amount of equipment &#8211; you just need a long sashiko needle, cotton embroidery thread, and some indigo fabric. Something hard wearing, such as a linen, seems to work best. You can use a tradition white embroidery thread, but I&#8217;ve also had good results using pale coloured variegated threads. Anything that provides a contrast to the dark background looks amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simplicity of loading the needle with running stitches and then pulling through becomes almost like a form of meditation. I&#8217;ve yet to finish my completed panels into anything worthwhile, although bags, purses and cushions are quite appealing! Perhaps eventually I&#8217;ll complete enough to make into a quilt. <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/jpRAoo\">Simple Sashiko by Susan Briscoe<\/a> has some inspirational ideas, plus instructions and tips to make your first project a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sashiko.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sashiko.jpg 480w, https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sashiko-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan Briscoe recommends marking out your designs using tailors chalk, although this idea can be a little nerve-racking. Templates are available to make the process easier, and work just like a stencil. Sew Easy have a great value starter kit available which contains fabric, templates, thread, needles, and a fabric pencil to mark it all out with, which seems a much simpler option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find it here, along with many other Sashiko options and tools &#8211;  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/ie8Ktw\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/ie8Ktw <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery which uses running stitch to create a beautiful textured patterned background. Originally used to create strong repairs and produce hard-wearing home textiles, the designs are now mostly used for decorative quilting. I&#8217;ve become slightly obsessed with Sashiko stitching after purchasing some pre-printed fabric last year. It requires &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/01\/25\/sashiko\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sashiko&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,23,35],"tags":[44,137],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-embroidery","category-fabric","category-patchwork-quilting","category-sewing","tag-quilting","tag-sashiko"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}