is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery) from Japan. Traditionally used to reinforce points of wear, or to repair worn places or tears with patches, this running stitch technique is often used for purely decorative purposes in quilting and embroidery. The white cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth gives sashiko its distinctive appearance, though decorative items sometimes use red thread.

Many Sashiko patterns were derived from Chinese designs, but just as many were developed by the Japanese themselves. The artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760?1849) published the book New Forms for Design in 1824, and these designs have inspired many Sashiko patterns.

Patterns

• Tate-Jima (??) — Vertical stripes
• Yoko-Jima (??) — Horizontal stripes
• Kõshi (??) — Checks
• Nakamura Kõshi (????) — Plaid of Nakamura family
• Hishi-moyõ (???) — Diamonds
• Yarai (??) — Bamboo Fence
• Hishi-Igeta (???) / Tasuki — Parallel diamonds / crossed cords
• Kagome (??) — Woven Bamboo
• Uroko (?) — Fish Scales
• Tate-Waku (???) — Rising steam
• Fundõ (??) — Counterweights
• Shippõ (??) — Seven Treasures of Buddha
• Amime (??) — Fishing nets
• Toridasuki (??) — Interlaced circle of two birds
• Chidori (??) — Plover
• Kasumi (?) — Mist
• Asanoha (???) — Hemp leaf
• Mitsuba (??) — Trefoil
• Hirayama-Michi (???) — Passes in the mountains
• Kaki No Hana (???) — Persimmon flower
• Kaminari (?) — Thunderbolts
• Inazuma (??) — Lightning
• Sayagata (??) — Key pattern
• Matsukawa-Bishi (???) — Pine Bark
• Yabane (??) — Arrow-feathers
• and many more

External links

• About sashiko
• Information with designs at quilt.com
• Contemporary working of traditional designs

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