Sashiko
In Sashiko ( Jap. 刺し子 ) is a textile Verziertechnik. In this technique, the so-called pre - stitch is used to create motifs . Sashiko is originally a repair technique used in Japan to mend damaged clothing.
In traditional Sashiko, a white or blue cotton thread is mainly used. Either dark blue base material and white embroidery thread or vice versa. The carrier material can be different. The stitch length varies depending on the thickness of the fabric. There are special threads for sashiko. But normal pearl thread is also suitable for embroidery . All cotton and linen fabrics are suitable as material to be embroidered . Even silk can be embroidered.
With the simple stitch - the meaning of the word sashiko is also chopsticks - even small children start to embroider pre-cut templates in kindergarten .
Colors other than white and blue can of course also be used.
literature
- Ellen Pahl: The quilters ultimate visual guide: from A to Z - hundreds of tips and techniques for successful quiltmaking . Rodale 1997, ISBN 9780875967103 , p. 207 ( limited online version in Google Book Search - USA )
- Susan Briscoe: The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook . Krause Publications 2005, ISBN 9780896891869
Individual evidence
- ↑ Easy sashiko. In: CoatsGmbh.de. Retrieved August 28, 2010 .