The best guide to the Japanese embroidery style of sashiko and boro stitching you will ever own, this handy pocket guide will help you perfectly execute these two timeless sewing techniques. Featuring overviews on the history of boro and sashiko stitching -- plus detailed sections on tools, marking tips, and a variety of simple designs -- also included are seven simple projects that contain easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and coordinating photography!

• Compact pocket guide for quilters and sewing enthusiasts that covers everything you need to know about sashiko and boro stitching
• Fascinating history of the Japanese stitching art of boro and sashiko
• Detailed sections on tools, materials, marking tips, threads, and a variety of designs
• Clear how-to instructions for stitching, drawing patterns, handling angles and corners, ending the line, and more
• Two practice projects, one for sashiko and one for boro, with step-by-step instructions and coordinating full-color photography
• Author Pepper Cory is a pillar in the quilting community who has been designing fabric, writing books, and teaching classes for decades

Whether you are a new sewist or have been stitching for a long time, you will find Pocket Guide to Sashiko and Boro Stitching invaluable. While both are stitching techniques native to Japan, Sashiko produces even white stitches on dark fabric that are often worked into repeating geometric designs, while Boro incorporates patches into garments, which are hand-sewn in linear fashion.

Inside this helpful 64-page pocket guide, author and professional quilter Pepper Cory walks you through the materials and tools you'll need, shows the basic how-to of stitching, then details some classic Sashiko patterns plus a denim jacket Sashiko project. For Boro-style stitching, she explains the difference between Boro and Sashiko techniques and provides a Boro scarf project. Featuring helpful overviews on the history of boro and sashiko stitching, also included are detailed sections on needles, threads, thimbles, fabrics, marking tools, stencils, stitching tips, and a variety of simple designs.

With two fun projects to practice your new skills, detailed how-to instructions, and full-color photos, you'll have everything you need to get started in this ancient Japanese art inside Pocket Guide to Sashiko and Boro Stitching!