LOIS KERSHNER NEEDLEWORK

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Sashiko projects are for all proficiency levels.

Interlocking Squares

Learn basic traditional Japanese Sashiko stitching techniques with this combination of traditional patterns. on this 18" square indigo cotton/linen fabric. The design can be made into a pillow, chair cushion or table runner. (1 Day or available as a kit)

Sashiko Plum Blossom

A companion piece to Interlocking Squares, Sashiko Plum Blossom offers five traditional sashiko patterns. (1 Day or available as a kit).

 

Sashiko Coasters

These four stylized flwoers introduce you to the basic techniques of traditional Sashiko embroidery:

   - starting and stopping threads

   - calculating stitch length

   - rounding corners

   - meeting at intersections

The design can be cut into four separate 4" coasters, or left uncut as an 8" square quilt block. (2 Hours or available as a kit. A good guild project.)