29 sashiko patterns to print and stitch
Sold as printable PDFs for visible mending, each one stick-and-stitch ready, with its own origin story and a stitch order walk-through, from simple counted grids to full medallions.
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Browse by name — each card opens the full pattern page, including the motif meaning.
Full-size templates for printing at home, with a stick-and-stitch transfer guide included.
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Hemp Leaf
Asanoha
Blue Ocean Waves
Seigaiha
Circular Seven Treasures
Maru Shippō
Crossed Tortoiseshell
Jūji Kikkō
Lightning Spiral
Raimon
Flowing Current
Nagare Manji
Building Blocks
Tsumiki
Cypress Fence
Higaki
Stacked Measuring Boxes
Kasane Masu
Five-Rod Weave
Gokuzushi
Double Basket-Weave
Nijū Kagome
Flower Stitch
Hanazashi
Pinwheel
Kazaguruma
Three Measuring Boxes
Tate Mimasu
Persimmon Flower
Kaki no Hana
Linked Tortoiseshell
Musubi Kikkō
Rising Steam
Tatewaku
Cedar Twill
Aya Sugi
Morning Glory
Asagao
Linked Lightning Spiral
Tsunagi Raimon
Rising Leaves
Noboru Ha
Diamond Seven Treasures
Hishi Shippō
Linked Seven Treasures
Shippō Tsunagi
Arrow Feather
Yabane
Wickerwork
Ajiro
Coin Stitch Variation
Kawari Zenizashi
Diamond Waves
Hishi Seigaiha
Linked Cherry Blossoms
Sakura Tsunagi
Triple Diamond Link
Sanjū Hishi Tsunagi
Learn to stitch
How to stitch, choose thread and fabric, and transfer a pattern onto cloth.
How to stitch sashiko: a beginner's guide
The whole craft is one simple running stitch. Here's how to load the needle, keep your stitches even, and find the quiet rhythm of sashiko.
How to transfer a sashiko pattern to fabric
Four reliable ways to get a printed sashiko pattern onto fabric — and which to pick for your project.
Sashiko materials & tools: everything you need to start
A practical guide to sashiko thread, needles, thimbles, fabric, and marking tools: what to look for, which brands hold up, and how to build a starter kit.
Articles
Sashiko's history, in depth — boro mending, regional motifs, and what makes each tradition distinct.
Kugurizashi: threaded sashiko
Kugurizashi adds a contrasting woven layer to a finished hitomezashi grid. Here's what it is, how it's worked, and how it differs from hitomezashi, moyozashi, and kogin.
Sarashi: sashiko's traditional cotton
What sarashi is, why it matters for sashiko, how much to buy, and which substitutes work when you cannot find the real cloth.
A short history of sashiko
Where sashiko came from — its Edo-period origins in northern Japan, the boro mending tradition, the rules that shaped it, and how a practical running stitch became a beloved craft.
Hitomezashi: one-stitch sashiko
Hitomezashi, or one-stitch sashiko, builds dense geometric patterns from single running stitches on a grid. Here's what it is, where it came from, how it's worked, and how it differs from moyozashi and kogin.
Projects
See the Hanazashi flower-stitch pattern made into a stitched kitchen towel — with more projects on the way.
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