Sashiko-ori: Drafts and Designs for Woven Sashiko

Sashiko-ori: Drafts and Designs for Woven Sashiko, Volume 1, provides a comprehensive guide to the intricate art of sashiko-inspired weaving. This textile crafts resource explores how to mimic the aesthetic of traditional sashiko embroidery through handwoven cloth. The text examines how these patterns appear in diverse traditions ranging from Japan to ancient Peru. Readers gain insight into the history and technical requirements of creating warp and weft supplementary structures that replicate these global textile techniques.

This volume serves as a practical manual for enthusiasts of needlecrafts and textile crafts. It contains over 130 drafts and 200 woven samples based on hitomezashi, moyouzashi, and koginzashi patterns. The content covers amime-ori and kuguri-inspired designs to expand a weaver's technical repertoire. By studying these historical Japanese collections and related global methods, weavers can develop their own unique interpretations of sashiko-ori within their personal craft projects.