Sashiko Success
Read on for more Sashiko tips to
ensure a successful stitchout.- Prewash, dry and iron fabrics
before embroidery. The dyes
may bleed when using natural
indigo fabrics. Wash these and any
hand-dyed fabrics until the water
runs clear. - Use a single fabric layer or sand-
wich a layer of thin lightweight
batting between two fabric layers
to achieve the technique. - For a single cotton fabric layer, a
water-soluble or heat-removable
stabilizer can be used. Hoop the
stabilizer with the fabric. Re-hoop
for each design, removing the
stabilizer in its entirety between
embroidery. - For a double-cotton fabric
layer with lightweight batting
sandwiched between, no stabilizer
is necessary. The fabric layers
and the lightweight nature of the
designs are enough to support the
embroidery. - Follow the digitizer’s directions for
thread and bobbin thread weights. - For single running stitch designs,
consider using a 30-wt. cotton
thread and a 90/14 embroidery
needle. When using a 12-wt.
thread, use a 100/16 or heavier
needle. - Use a black or dark navy bobbin
thread and adjust tensions, if
necessary, to make a negative
space between the stitches to
create a hand-embroidered look. - Slow the machine speed to allow
each stitch to form.
DESIGNS
Sakura Cap: Sashiko 1-01 Large 2; designsinstitches.com
Square on indigo cotton: Embroidery Machine Essentials Appliqué
Adventures, design Bckgrnd2; marymulari.com
Square on printed denim: Sew What Designs, design Sashiko #S3
Square on hand-dyed linen: Rowena Charlton, design Sashiko Silk S3
Circle on striped silk: Rowena Charlton, design Sashiko Ball
For similar designs, check out designsinstitches.com.22 CMEMAG.COM | Fall 201920-22_CME_F19_Heirloom Effects.indd 2220-22_CME_F19_Heirloom Effects.indd 22 6/28/19 10:15 AM6/28/19 10:15 AMSashiko Success
Read on for more Sashiko tips to
ensure a successful stitchout.- Prewash, dry and iron fabrics
before embroidery. The dyes
may bleed when using natural
indigo fabrics. Wash these and any
hand-dyed fabrics until the water
runs clear. - Use a single fabric layer or sand-
wich a layer of thin lightweight
batting between two fabric layers
to achieve the technique. - For a single cotton fabric layer, a
water-soluble or heat-removable
stabilizer can be used. Hoop the
stabilizer with the fabric. Re-hoop
for each design, removing the
stabilizer in its entirety between
embroidery. - For a double-cotton fabric
layer with lightweight batting
sandwiched between, no stabilizer
is necessary. The fabric layers
and the lightweight nature of the
designs are enough to support the
embroidery. - Follow the digitizer’s directions for
thread and bobbin thread weights. - For single running stitch designs,
consider using a 30-wt. cotton
thread and a 90/14 embroidery
needle. When using a 12-wt.
thread, use a 100/16 or heavier
needle. - Use a black or dark navy bobbin
thread and adjust tensions, if
necessary, to make a negative
space between the stitches to
create a hand-embroidered look. - Slow the machine speed to allow
each stitch to form.
DESIGNS
Sakura Cap: Sashiko 1-01 Large 2; designsinstitches.com
Square on indigo cotton: Embroidery Machine Essentials Appliqué
Adventures, design Bckgrnd2; marymulari.com
Square on printed denim: Sew What Designs, design Sashiko #S3
Square on hand-dyed linen: Rowena Charlton, design Sashiko Silk S3
Circle on striped silk: Rowena Charlton, design Sashiko Ball
For similar designs, check out designsinstitches.com.22 CMEMAG.COM | Fall 2019