Basic Stitch … 102
Juji-Tsunagi Linked Crosses … 36
Shippo-Tsunagi Seven Treasures … 42
Hanazashi Flower Stitches … 44
Kaku-Shippo Angled Seven Treasures … 46
Tsuno-Kikkō Horned Tortoiseshell … 48
Kasane-Kikkō Layered Tortoiseshell … 50
Musubi-Kikkō Tied Tortoiseshell … 52
Bishamon-Kikkō Bishamon Tortoiseshell … 54
Maru-Bishamon Round Bishamon … 56
Kawari Manji Tsunagi Linked Transfigured Manji … 58
Hiyoku-Igeta Bird Well Girder … 60
Tokkuri-Ajiro Sake Bottle Whittle Work … 62
Chidori-Tsunagi Linked Plovers … 64
Nijuu-Kagome Double Woven Bamboo … 68
Kawari-Seigaiha Transfigured Blue Ocean Wave … 72
Nagare-Manji Flowing Manji … 76
Kumi-Hishimon Braided Diamond … 80
The Actual Size Templates can be downloaded from this URL:
https://www.tuttlepublishing.com/simply-sashiko
Masu-Zashi Square Stitches … 84
Karahana-Kikkō Flower Tortoiseshell … 96
Hana-Gōshi Latticed Flower … 98
Dan-Tsunagi Hitomezashi Linked Steps … 104
Kaki-No-Hana Persimmon Flower … 106
Juji-Hanazashi Floral Cross Stitch … 108
Kikkō–Hanazashi Floral Tortoiseshell Stitch … 110
Creative Hitomezashi Brooches … 119
Why We Wrote This Book
We have created this book to be a beginner’s handbook for sashiko enthusiasts and included what
we believe are the most effective and easiest techniques. The designs featured can be embroidered
using techniques that may differ from the ones published in this book, so please don’t feel re-
stricted to use only the methods outlined here. We hope you will experiment with stitching
in a way that feels most comfortable for you. The best way to learn is to simply pick up
needle, thread and fabric, and have fun! Please refer to pages 26–38 first for all Hana- fukin designs. As you embroider, you may have questions or may be uncertain about how to proceed, so we have compiled an index of handy information on pages 4-5.
Sashiko embroidery emerged out of necessity hundreds of years ago,
as a way to reinforce and preserve fabric, which was scarce and therefore
valuable. The women who created this utilitarian craft eventually found
themselves developing more fanciful designs and patterns, purely for
aesthetic pleasure. In particular, the “Hanafukin” (the ubiquitous