The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook: Patterns, Projects and Inspirations

Well written, excellent pictures and explanations. Useful shopping guide and many more treats to support your Sashiko journey

Very good for a beginner

I came to this book in a roundabout way while clearing out old magazines and came across an article on Sashiko by the author. That in turn led to buying a small sampler kit from her website. Needing further guidance on some points of technique I turned to a link on her website to a YouTube video that turned out to be based on this very book.If you want history this book has it. If you want to know how to get started, step by step, it's here. If you want projects they are here ranging from short and simple to more complicated. Page after page of patterns. Tools and materials they are here to.If you can sew a straight running stitch you can get started with sashiko and complete great projects. This book is a great guide on the way. Can't praise it to highly.

Good ideas for sashiko

love this book. the pictures are clear and a really intersting book. not just a "how to" book but also has information on the hisrory on this style of sitching. and lots of pattern ideas too. looking forward to planning my project

Enjoyable and inspiring reading. Can't wait to get started. Ordered my preprinted Sashiko samplers from Susan Briscoe's own website. Decided to use perle cotton size 8 because it was a whole lot cheaper than branded Sashiko thread from Japan. A relaxing and addictive pastime.

This is a wonderful resource. In addition to the history and background, the projects themselves and the invaluable stitch library at the back, this book also lists suppliers and explains all the little details you need to know to successfully stitch sashiko. My only complaint is that it doesn't really cover boro (patching with old material or offcuts), or how to use it in its traditional way: as a mending method. It describes how it was used in this way but there are no detailed instructions or projects of this kind. But this is still an excellent book which will explain how to produce many different sashiko patterns from scratch by drawing grids (not relying on transfers or preprinted material).

the book was as new condition and sold as second hand, very pleased with it. I amusing it for new ideas.