Informationen zum Autor Susan Briscoe is a textile designer, author and teacher, specializing in sashiko and Japanese textile design. After graduating in visual art and design, Susan worked as an English teacher in Japan, where she also studied the tea ceremony, traditional textiles, and kimono design and tailoring. Susan has created design kits for Japanese patchwork fabrics, published textile projects in books and magazines, and demonstrates her work at quilt and textile shows. Klappentext Sashiko, the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting, uses simple running stitch to create beautifully decorative patterns ideal for patchwork, quilting and embroidery. Zusammenfassung Sashiko! the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting! uses simple running stitch to create beautifully decorative patterns ideal for patchwork! quilting and embroidery. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction History of Sashiko - illustrated with examples of original sashiko; Getting Started - equipment, tools, marking out distortions, starting and finishing, threads and needles stitching action, fabrics, sashiko for patchwork and quilting, counted sashiko; The Projects - Framed samplers X 3, Coasters X 12, Greetings cards X 6, Table mats X 2, Sampler cushions X 2, Tote bags X 2, Noren curtain (traditional door hangings), Drawstring bags X 2, Zabuton floor cushions X 2, Table runner; Pattern Library; Running Stitch; Patterns - square, square and spiral, shippo and curves, starfish, waves, hemp leaf, weaves, square grid, diamonds, hexagons, saya brocade, and variations on each; One-Stitch; Patterns rice, coin, persimmon flower, woven, darned, and variations on each; Motifs; Gallery; Acknowledgments; Suppliers; Bibliography; Pattern Index; General Index

Autorentext

Susan Briscoe is a textile designer, author and teacher, specializing in sashiko and Japanese textile design. After graduating in visual art and design, Susan worked as an English teacher in Japan, where she also studied the tea ceremony, traditional textiles, and kimono design and tailoring. Susan has created design kits for Japanese patchwork fabrics, published textile projects in books and magazines, and demonstrates her work at quilt and textile shows.

Klappentext

Sashiko, the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting, uses simple running stitch to create beautifully decorative patterns ideal for patchwork, quilting and embroidery.

Inhalt

Introduction History of Sashiko - illustrated with examples of original sashiko; Getting Started - equipment, tools, marking out distortions, starting and finishing, threads and needles stitching action, fabrics, sashiko for patchwork and quilting, counted sashiko; The Projects - Framed samplers X 3, Coasters X 12, Greetings cards X 6, Table mats X 2, Sampler cushions X 2, Tote bags X 2, Noren curtain (traditional door hangings), Drawstring bags X 2, Zabuton floor cushions X 2, Table runner; Pattern Library; Running Stitch; Patterns - square, square and spiral, shippo and curves, starfish, waves, hemp leaf, weaves, square grid, diamonds, hexagons, saya brocade, and variations on each; One-Stitch; Patterns rice, coin, persimmon flower, woven, darned, and variations on each; Motifs; Gallery; Acknowledgments; Suppliers; Bibliography; Pattern Index; General Index