Elbow patches are finally on, some details on a pair of shorts, and hemmed up a too long pair of jeans with some alternating patterns! The shorts i just did the back of one leg and front of the opposite leg for a little wabisabi
Drafted out in my design workbook, which was easy enough. But drafting onto cloth always is an issue fir me, as I have a heavy hand, and often pull the material out of shape while transferring the pattern.
But yhe stiching is a breeze, just one continuous straight line. I can't wait to see the finished pattern!
There's a few mess ups I didn't decide to fix. I don't consider myself artistic but I like geometric patterns.
Übungsprojekt ist fertig, es hat noch etwas den Charme vom Anfänger 😅
I forget where I saw this but it is AMAZING! It has a thread cutter, thimble and needle puller. I’m working on a new piece and I’m having to sew through 3 patches. This little baby makes it easy!
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Some sashiko duffle bags I made using the machine stitch! Let me know what you think and what your favourites are !
Well, a sashiko inspired mend anyway. Couldn't figure out how to "weave" the stitches without accidentally sewing the two sides of the leg together 😅
I started embroidery a few months ago and have especially been enjoying sashiko.
My best friend and I both love The Sims, and when I was browsing through my copy of Essential Sashiko the kumon design looked familiar(ish). It was easily adapted to a Sims plumbob. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, though framing it was a bit of a mission because I backed it with some wadding that was probably a bit too thick 😅
Now I'm addicted and have a few more projects on the go. It's so nice to have a hobby I can carry round in my handbag, it beats scrolling mindlessly on my phone when I find myself with a few minutes to spare!
I was lucky to receive a note as well. It's going in my scrapbook.
First time using my sashiko planner to 'stitch' with coloured pencil before going to actual cloth. The pattern looked easy in the reference book (Ultimate Sashiko Source Book), and the crosses WERE easy. But the woven diagonals got me so confused I had to pull out stitching at least 3 times, and go back to the planner with pencils to figure out the correct way. But I got it in the end. Yippee!
Now on to the next pattern. Sashiko is such fun.🥰
I recently made a prototype for a Sashiko pattern library. It shows animations instead of stitching diagrams and people seemed to really like it. So I put in some more work, polished it and added a few features (ie. colors) that are hopefully useful to the community.
This library will be free and open source forever.
Everyone can participate by creating new patterns in the sandbox. These I will add to the main gallery over time. I recommend the remix feature in the existing patterns to get a hang of how the editor works.
If you wish for new features or find bugs, please let me know here. I appreciate people helping me to add patterns, this way the library will grow quicker. Let me know what you think :-)
Every day I embroider a new sashiko pattern to practice my skills. By the end of the project, I'll have about 365 samples, and I hope to turn them into one large panel. I also record the whole process and share the videos on my social media.
I've received so much support from this community. Thank you all so much!
Since I never stitched anything, I’m happy how this test piece turned out. But I’m looking for an information source that covers the basics. How to hold the fabric, the needle… the small things that make it easier.
I’ve dabbled a bit in Sashiko and the other patch I’ve made with it has held up so far! So I’d like to use that method again however I’m not sure if I have to take any extra precautions on these pants. They are TRUEWERK’s if anyone is familiar with the brand, but I have the fabric contents attached in a photo.
If something like Sashiko wouldn’t work I’m happy to take into account any other recommendations, I just want it to look cool!