Modern Sashiko

Silke Bosbach shows you how to create 15 stunning embroidery designs which blend modern techniques with the simple and traditional Japanese method of Sashiko.
Traditional Sashiko is a simple folk technique originally used for darning. While the conventional craft uses only a basic running stitch to create intricate patterned backgrounds, Silke Bosbach shows you how to adapt this basic style by applying modern surface finishes on numerous textiles and combining it with a variety of other techniques. Explore the fascinating possibilities of these embroidery techniques yourself and be inspired to create your own unique combinations of the modern and traditional!

Silke Bosbach is a designer, lecturer and author known for her brave adaptations and modern interpretations of conventional design techniques. Her areas of expertise include fine art and textile design. She studied Visual Arts at the University of Cologne before going on to train in textile design and has spent the last 19 years actively engaged in the field of textile design. Silke currently works as a freelance designer and a teacher of Fine Art. She also runs private workshops on textile design in addition to organising international trade and consumer exhibitions in collaboration with UNICEF in Germany and Switzerland.

Silke has designed numerous pieces for international trade fairs and specialist textile shows and has been awarded many trade industry awards in Germany for her innovative work. This is her first book to be published by Search Press.

Contents

6 The history of sashiko
7 Materials and tools
10 The sashiko stitch
Single-stitch sashiko, sashiko patterns
11 Embroidering sashiko
Transferring a design to fabric
Tacking fabric layers
Starting and finishing
Stitch lengths
Machine embroidery
Step by step
14 A simple stitch a major impact
16 Floral variations
Bag with flowers
18 Rising damp
Cushion in a wavy design
20 Arc to arc
Wrap with linked semi-circles
22 Fishing nets
Place mat in a cross-over design
24 Flower links
Shopping bag in a floral pattern
26 Grass in the wind
Netbook bag with a grass motif
28 Pear blossom
Lamp in a floral design
30 Rhythmic rows
Table runner
32 Artistic surface designs
34 Shining suns
Sashiko and shibori on felt
36 Three-dimensional
Sashiko and tying technique on a felt base
38 Floral relief
Embroidering pleats on felt
40 Bamboo
Sashiko on felt and knitwear
42 Wisteria
Sashiko on knit
44 Six-point stars
Sashiko in white on white (machine sewn)
46 Crane flowers
Sashiko and tucking
48 Patterns / templates
62 Publishers details, bibliography, sources