Sashiko
09-28-2009, 12:28 PM
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Thanks all for the kind replies.
It was really not too bad once I got the hang of it. Matter of fact - I actually did a lot of it in the car going to Maine last week. Also - since there are no knots - :oops: :oops: it was easy to undo uneven stitches (there were actually many that were redone). The other thing is that you do it without a hoop - The gal that did the class said that when you do it correctly you actually hold the needle still and move the fabric. I eventually got to understand why - The straight lines were straighter and it was easier to judge the stitch length!
Joan - You should start it - It was really not too bad and kind of neat being so different. The only thing that I found in the pre-printed pattern I used was that it was not the same length horizontally and vertically and at the beginning I tried to "squeeze" in the same number of stitches each direction. Also I finally decided that the "centers" of the motif needed to have the same length stitches. I would be tempted to purchase a book and try another design not pre-printed.
Best of luck - when you are done I hope you will post it
It was really not too bad once I got the hang of it. Matter of fact - I actually did a lot of it in the car going to Maine last week. Also - since there are no knots - :oops: :oops: it was easy to undo uneven stitches (there were actually many that were redone). The other thing is that you do it without a hoop - The gal that did the class said that when you do it correctly you actually hold the needle still and move the fabric. I eventually got to understand why - The straight lines were straighter and it was easier to judge the stitch length!
Originally Posted by Joan
It's so beautiful. My Japanese DIL has gotten me interested in it as well.
I bought a "kit" at the Long Beach Show but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I would have loved to have taken your class. It sounds like there is more to it than I thought initially.
I'll have to find a website with some more tips. Thanks for posting it and reminding me of yet another project that I want to get to soon.
I bought a "kit" at the Long Beach Show but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I would have loved to have taken your class. It sounds like there is more to it than I thought initially.
I'll have to find a website with some more tips. Thanks for posting it and reminding me of yet another project that I want to get to soon.
Best of luck - when you are done I hope you will post it
09-29-2009, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by eparys
I took a class at the guild meeting last month on Sashiko. It is an ancient Japanese "art" of mending/quilting from what I learned. It was not as easy as one might imagine. The stitches should all be the same size with equal spacing. Also the gal who taught it told us that the traditional way was not using knots as thread was not easily acquired and often reused!! When you change direction you also leave a small loop.
Here is my first attempt :-) :-) The back shows my novice attempt at no knots and "small loops". I really enjoyed it - I might try it again - Nice thing is you use no hoops!
Here is a link to a better discription I found on the web.
http://www.purlbee.com/sashiko-tutorial/
Here is my first attempt :-) :-) The back shows my novice attempt at no knots and "small loops". I really enjoyed it - I might try it again - Nice thing is you use no hoops!
Here is a link to a better discription I found on the web.
http://www.purlbee.com/sashiko-tutorial/
I bought 2 of the blocks you have done at the quilt show I went to in August, the completed ones that were on display by the vendor were given a 3inch rust coloured border. I have to say they looked stunning.
I may keep these for when I retire in 20yrs time LOL.
Tisha
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