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ContinuedfromSashiko
Fabric,needle,andthread:
Traditionally,sashikouseslightcolored
threadoverdarkershadesoffabric.
Again,themostpopularshadewasdark
blueorindigo,andwhitecottonthread
wasusedtoworkoverit.Thesedays,
youcanalwaysexperimentwiththe
colorshadeofthefabricorthreadto
applythesashikotechnique.

Thefabricusedpopularlywasandstilliscotton.Tightlywovenevenweave
fabriccanbegoodforsahiko.Thesedays,silkandwoolisalsocatchingupon
popularity.

Thesahikothreadismadeofpurecottonandhasnosheen.Ithasaheavierlook
andismoretwistedthantheperlecottonthread.Ifworkingonacottonfabric,the
sashikothreadcanbereplacedwithperlecotton(#5,preferably)orfourstrands
ofcottonfloss.Ofcourse,differentfabricswouldhavedifferentthread
requirement.Forinstance,whileworkingonsilk,youmightuselighterorthinner
threads.

Traditionally,thesashikoneedleisalmost2incheslongwithasmalleye.This
needlehelpsintakingmanystitchesatatime.Itisbesttoavoidshortneedlesas
thestitchingcanbecometiresomeandtimeconsuming.Trytousealongneedle
withacomfotablyopeneye.

Stitching:
1.Keeptherunningstitchesaseven
aspossible.Anyunevenesswilleasily
beshownonthepattern.
2.Thestitchonthefrontsideofthe
fabricismorethantheoneunder.The
generalratiois3:2.
3.Keepingtheworkingthreadata
lengthof20inchesatatime.Thatwill
helpinacomfortablestitching.

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.
Howtobegin,continue,andend:
Traditionally,sashikodoesnotallowtostartorendastitchwithaknot.But,fortheeaseofit,wecanuseknots
wherethereverseofthefabricwillnotbeusedorshown.Forfabricswherereversewillbeshown,usethe
traditionalmethodasfollowing:
Considerthatthestitchisworkedfrom
lefttoright.
Notethattheoverlappingofthefew
stitchesiswhatsecuresthethread.
Trykeepingtheendsofthethreadatteh
reversesideofthefabric.
Cuttheendsofthethreadascloseas
possibletothefabrictogiveaneat
appearance.

Beginning

Continuingwithastitch

Ending

Makingturns:
1.Whenthedesignsarereversible,youneedtokeepthebackasneataspossible.Forthisreason,youneedtocut
outthethreadateveryturnandhideitundertheotherthreads.Toacheivethis,followtehsamemethodasyou
wouldtobeginorendastitchtraditionally.(Refertheaboveillustrations).
2.Whenthereversesideofthefabricishidden,youcanturnusingthesamethread.Youcancarrytheworking
threadatthebackoftheclothifthedistanceisnotmorethananinch.Trytoleavethecarryingthreadloosetoavoid
puckeringofthefabric.
.

CornersandCentres:
Thecornersshouldbekeptsharp.for
this,oneofthestitchshouldfallon
thecorner.Thatis,theneedleshould
eithercomeuporgointhroughthe
cornerpoint.Anyothereffectother
thanwhatisshownintheillustration
iswrong.(Seethedifferentcorners)

Thecentresshouldbeleftopen.It
shouldlooklikeasinthis
illustration.Anythingapartfromthis
iswrong.

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Sewingorders:
Basically,sashikofollowsthefollowingorderofstitching.But,notethatthestitchingorderdependsonthedesign
too.Astitchistobekeptcontinuousasfaraspossible.

1.Horizontal&vertical
2.Diagonallines
3.Curvedlines
lines

Transferingofdesigns:
Theremightareafewwaysinwhichthedesignscouldbetransferedtoacloth.

1.Usingatailorschalktodrawdirectly
overthecloth.
2.Usingatracingpapertocopythe
designfromthedesignsheettothe
fabric.

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ValLovelace says:
October1,2012at9:41am
Thatsjustawesome!Neat,crispappearance.Illhavetotryitsomeday!
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Anitha says:
October6,2012at11:04am
wow,thatsawesome!!especiallythecombinationofindigoandwhiteoowww.
Idonthaveanythinginindigosureiamgonnatryitonakurthi.
Sarah,IamreallyinterestedinBrazilianembroiderycanyoupostinstructionsandonthatwhichmightbe
reallyhelpful..!!
Cheers..:)
Happyembroidering:)
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3.

Lindy says:
October7,2012at8:21am
Ijustloveit!yourworklooksgreat.Thankssomuchforshowingusthis.
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4.

RegineOrren says:
October8,2012at2:05pm
Hi,
Imsoenjoedfromyourwebsite.itissogreatandprofessional.
mayiaskeyouforhelp?actullyimlookingforsomewomenthtatknowwelltoembroyedformyproject.or
mabyewecanmakeappointmentandtalk?
Imsoappreciatyougavemeyourprecioustime.
BestRegards
RegineOrren
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sarah says:
October9,2012at11:17am
DearRegine,
Thankyou.Youcanprobablyemailmewithsomedetailsaboutyourprojectsandthebackground.
Then,wecantrytofixanappointmenttodiscussfurther?
Youcanpickupmycontactdetailsfrom:http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/summer
workshop/
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Alesha says:

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October9,2012at1:15am
IhaveacrossstitchprojectIwanttodobutImconfusedonapartofitwhatisthedifferencebetweena
backstitchandastraightstitch?
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sarah says:
October9,2012at11:19am
DearAlesha,
youcanchecktheselinkstoclarifyyourdoubt.
http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/straightstitch/straightstitch/
http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/backstitch/backstitch/
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Blue says:
October9,2012at3:02am
MerciSarahpourtoutescesexplications.Jadorelebleuetjetrouvecemodlefortrussi.
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sana says:
October22,2012at6:19pm
hiiwanttoknowhowtodrawthesedesignsplstellmebcidnkknwhowtodrawdesigninurimagesuuse
graphpaperthatswhyiwantthatplstellmeistherewhatpaperfordrawingemroidrydesign
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sarah says:
November13,2012at10:52pm
DearSana,
Ihaveusedanormalgraphsheettodrawmydesigns.Youcandesignyourowndesignstoo.Itisnot
verydifficult.Ifyougothroughthelessons,youwillunderstandandgetanideaonhowtomakethese
designsusingagraphedsheet.(Ihaveusedaprimaryschoolmathematicspracticebookforthegraphs).
Later,youcantracethesedesignsdirectlyontothecloth.Else,youcanmakeagraphonthefabricand
drawthedesignsoverit.
Hopethisinformationhelped.
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kashish says:
November7,2012at7:36pm
itsjustinterstingilearnedalotiamgettingmorecrazytolearnthankz

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reetu says:
November9,2012at8:01pm
thanksforthiswebsite
hiiwanttodoembroideryonmykurtisneck.thedesignsmaybelikeflower,roseect.plzsendmesome
designsformykurtisneckwiththeproceduretomakeit.
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ritapatel says:
March18,2013at1:27am
verygoodstiches.wantsomedesignsfornecklinesinwichweusethesestiches
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11.

sreenadileep says:
October21,2013at10:11am
haiii.everythingisawesome..iamabeginnerinthisfieldsoithelpsmealot..thanksalot..
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sreenadileep says:
October21,2013at10:13am
iwantsomedesignsformysari..canusendsomedesignpatterns..
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Cheron says:
April12,2014at4:47am
IwouldliketobuystampeddesignsCanyoutellmewhereIcanpurchasethem
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katerinapfauserova says:
June21,2014at2:14am
thanksforyouradvices.Iamhappytofindyourwebside.
Iamgoingtolearnaboutsashikoasmuchaspossible.
Iwillbeyoursattentivepupil.
bestregardskaterina
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Mathura says:
July11,2014at11:11am
HiSarahAmazingwork!!Veryclearinstructions!
CanyoupleaseletmeknowhowtotransfertheSashikodesignstoourworkcloth?Wewontbeableto
continuouslytraceitright?Wehavetobreakattheendofthetracingpaper.Isthereanywaywecandoit?
Thanksalotforurtutorials!!Ithelpsmesomuchinmyprojects
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JOYCE says:
November25,2014at1:47am
SarahIhavelinkedyourexcellentdescriptionofsashikotechniquestomywebpage.Ioffersashikodesigns
inspiredbythelandscapeandculturesintheAmericanSouthwest(NewMexico,Arizona,Texas,Colorado
andUtah).MyhopeistoencouragepeopletoDiscoverYourCreativitystitchingsashikoinnontraditional
ways.

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Meghna says:
March2,2015at10:28am
HiSarah!
Iwastryingtosubscribetoyoursitebutamgettinganerror.
Kindlyhelp.
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