The best and most convenient guide to the Japanese embroidery style of sashiko and boro stitching you'll ever own! 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 Learn the Japanese art of sashiko and boro! This handy pocket guide will help you fully understand the timeless sewing techniques of sashiko and boro stitching and how to perfectly execute them. 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 ! "For readers who want to see the potential in their used clothing, this quick guide is small but mighty. Marvelous for beginners but also ideal for people with embroidery knowledge who need some reminders while they work." — Library Journal "An excellent guide." —Judy Gauthier, Designer, Studio E Fabrics "I look forward to incorporating these thoughts and this stitching method into my vintage work. By honoring the fabrics and stitches we allow them to reflect our passions." —Mary Kerr, quilter LEARN THE JAPANESE ART OF SASHIKO AND BORO! 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. 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. With these step-by-step instructions and full-color photos, you can begin working and stitching the ancient art of Japanese Sashiko and Boro. Inside, you'll find: The fascinating history of Sashiko and Boro - An introduction to the materials of Sashiko and Boro - Detailed how-to instructions - Two fun projects to practice your new skills "For readers who want to see the potential in their used clothing, this quick guide is small but mighty. Marvelous for beginners but also ideal for people with embroidery knowledge who need some reminders while they work." —Library Journal Pepper Cory is a pillar in the quilting community who has been designing fabric, writing books, and teaching classes for decades