Can I quilt with Sashiko? I tried to stitch Sashiko for quilting. This is how it turned out.
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
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In this video, I stitched Sashiko on the layers of fabric with quilt wadding between them.
I basically followed the usual Sashiko process and used the usual Sashiko tools.
So, this may be a bit different to the conventional hand quilting.
I made this project small as I had no idea if it would work or not.
I am hoping to try it again with a larger project (but not too large one yet).
As I mentioned in the video, I have no experience or knowledge in quilting.
So I don't even know if it turned out well or not, or how to tell what is good and what is a mistake.
If you have any advice for me, please leave your comment!
The batting I used was 60% wool and 40% polyester.
It was very easy to stitch but I would love to know if you have any recommendations for batting too.
The pattern I stitched is called "Masuzashi".
"Masu" is a square wooden cup used as a measuring cup (for rice, sake, etc.).
I drew five layers of squares but there are a lot of variations of this pattern.
Thank you so much for watching and please subscribe!
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Wadding (batting)
02:18 The pattern
03:57 The preparation
05:06 Let's stitch
13:30 How did it turn out? - Навчання та стиль
This is SO lovely… it’s given me many ideas…. Table runner, placemats, cushion cover… the list goes on…..
Thank you… your videos are always such a delight ❤
Thank you so much❤️
I love the loft and drape of 100% wool batting/wadding. I’m wrapping up a massive handsewn quilt (La Passacaglia) and am debating on hand quilting. I love the look of sashiko and appreciate the depth you went into the process, issues, etc. I think you would benefit from using a frame. Though you would likely not be able to rock the needle…. Oof. Anyway, beautiful and I love your content.
Thank you so much for your insight😊❤️ How much I should follow the well-established techniques for hand quilting is a big dilemma for me…
As you mentioned, a frame would help a lot, but would it still be called ‘Sashiko’ or ‘quilting with a Sashiko pattern’?
Btw, your quilting project sounds amazing😍
OH MY...that is beautiful. I wonder if some quilting tips would apply to help make it easier. I use extra starch or sizing on my quilt tops. Along with that to help stabilize I use a wash out spray adhesive to help hold all my layers together along with basting or pinning (lately I've switched to coilless safety pins to hold my quilt sandwich together while I stitch). I love your critical eye and diagnosis after completion. But just know, all we see is an amazing piece of art. And you've almost convinced me to try hand quilting. Amazing job. I really love your content and video style. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you😊 I had no idea that you can do so many things to prepare before stitching!
In the end, I think my piece was too small to understand real challenges so I want to try a little bit larger project. I will look into those methods to stabilise fabric. Thank you so much for sharing useful information❤️
As always, your production quality is super and this is gorgeous for your first quilting work. Also, for your first go at quilting, the fact that the stitches DID go through but are very tiny means the layers will be held together.
I haven't got any experience quilting through bamboo batting, but hand-quilting through wool batting (and lightweight wool fabric) is like quilting through butter ❤.
I definitely need to try some different battings! When I went to a shop I was overwhelmed by the variety of battings and the size of bags of them😅 Thank you so much for your advice❤️
Your work is so gorgeous, I can not get enough of your videos!
I have some thoughts on the idea of sashiko/quilting cross over. While I have precios little to no practical experience of either I have read and looked at many, many hours of video on both. I totally see the appeal of using the patterns of sashiko for quilting. And you just prooved it could be ansolutely gorgeous.
The way I understand it, hand quilting is largely about stabbing the layers with the needle perpendicular to the fabric, and thus you need to pull the needle through for each stitch. That means you hold everything differently, and it's a very different motion.The whole point of quilting should be to hold the layers in place neatly, and be decorative. (Originally I believe the idea was to disguide the join of narrower widths of fabric on large items like bead speads.)
I've considered just using the patterns from sashiko, because *love them*, but sew them like one would normally do hand quilting. However that would take forever without the time saving aspect of how you work sashiko, seeing as the spacing of the lines of stiching is so narrow.
I think I've essentially just re-stated the conclusions you arrived at after actually doing the work. But perhaps my ramblings about perpendicular stabbing and needle pulling could be usefull to you in adjusting spacing and stitch length? Is there a way to make the patterns work with the stitches being equal length on both sides, even when allowing for the extra space needed for the needle and thread to travel diagonally through the thick layers of fabric and wadding? Or would it be better to just scale up the patterns, and thus reduce the amount of stitches per surface area, and just sew them one stitch at a time? The thicker sashiko thread would probably be strong enough to keep the layers tightly together with fewer stitches. That would probably result in a more traditional quilting type of ratio of sort of peaks and valleys in relation to the thickness of material, I think?
Lots of Love!!
Thank you❤️ I think your idea of scaling up the pattern is excellent. It will allow the needle to go in close to perpendicular.
I’ve seen people hand quilt using some Sashiko patterns such as Seigaiha and Shippou-Tsunagi and they are beautiful❤️
However, my dilemma is that I want to keep it as Sashiko and I realised that if I follow the way hand-quilting is done too much, it would look like hand quilting not Sashiko😅
But I think your idea of scaling up the pattern can be a great solution because it would be normal to have more gaps between stitches.
You’ve given me many great ideas😊 Thank you so much!
Beautiful stitching!❤
Thank you❤️😊🧵🪡
Lovely finish! 💕
Thank you❤️😊🪡🧵
I love the way you share that with us, wholeheartedly! Thanks a lot 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you so much😊❤️
Your stitches are perfection. Thanks for the video
Thank you so much😊❤️🪡🧵
Beautiful!!!
Thank you💕💕
this is very good, thank you for all the details in the progression of the pattern ! very helpful.
Thank you so much😊❤️
I think it's BEAUTIFUL! You did an amazing job💕
Thank you❤️😊
not bad for a first attempt 😮!😊
Thank you😊💕💕
Великолепная работа! Благодарю вас!
Thank you so much❤️
My new machine has that stitch and I wondered about quilting thank you
Sashiko stitch on your machine? That’s so interesting😲
Thank you so much for the inspiration! ❤
Thank you so much😊
Quedó precioso❤
No matter what mistakes, the piece is lovely. Keep going and make the quilt. 💖
Oh thank you🥹💕❤️🪡🧵
I have done machine quilting one way to stop the wadding moving on large projects is to run a long hand tack stitch through the work and the wadding and the backing you hand tack in rows and then one stitch down and back so you end up with the whole project loosely held in place it really helps, I know you did the squares but on a larger project this is too far apart maybe try more basting tacks. Also for quilting you prewash and press the fabric forst so if does not shrink especially as the fabrics for front snd back may shrink different amounts and ruin your work. Finally no one looks at the back they csn look a little worse than the front I think your was great do not be too harsh on yourself. As always great project and well shown thank you could you please show how to draft Yabane arrow pattern in a video I want to make a gift for my husband he does Kyudo.
Thank you so much for your comment and advice❤️😊 I really appreciate it💕
Great. Hope enjoying the process..journey !
Thank you😊❤️🪡🧵
Non ho mai visto un lavoro sashiko dal vivo e quindi non sono in grado di giudicare,posso solo dirti che,secondo il mio parere,il tuo lavoro è molto bello e,anche se il retro non è come avresti voluto tu,a me piace molto perché ha un'aria"morbida", esprime un senso di calore❤...per me sei bravissima👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much for your lovely comment😊❤️ It’s so encouraging for me❤️💕
Great job. As someone pointed out, your stitch is to be longer than the short space in between them. There are videos here teaching sashiko. Since you wanted to use batting between the layers like you do in quilting, here is the rule of thumb as to where you start your quilting…first you do big basting stitches from one corner to the other, then from top to bottom and side to side in order to keep the layers from shifting, then you always start your quilting from the center and work equally out to the sides, top & bottom of the quilt, for this reduces the wrinkling or puckering of the quilt. You have to remember that this stitching began with using it for making repairs to the pheasants clothing and the wives chose to make it decorative in nature. I hope this helps you.
Thank you so much for your advice and detailed instructions😊💕💕 I had zero experience in quilting with batting when I made this video😅 I tried to use the method of Sashiko as much as possible even with the batting so that it’s still Sashiko rather than western quilting with a Sashiko pattern but overall it lost the look of Sashiko…
As to Sashiko, I’ve been learning it for many years from old books and text books published in Japan. I’ve visited traditional Sashiko regions and I’ve seen old garments and clothes with Sashiko growing up in Japan.
As you mentioned that the decorative patterns were later development as farmers were not allowed to have them until the later part of Edo era. Before that, people stitched layers of fabrics, reinforced fabric or mended their garments with Sashiko out of necessity.
I sometimes receive comments about the ‘rules’ of Sashiko but, as you mentioned and I really agree that it’s really important to remember that Sashiko started as a practical needlework and a household chore.
It was handed down within households or small communities. Mothers stitched Sashiko on many cloths for their daughters and gave them as marriage gifts. That was one of the way to hand down their own Sashiko. So there are so many variety of Sashiko and purposes for Sashiko and it’s not quite right to try to create strict uniformed rules.
Yes, there are some tips to make those decorative patterns look tidy and I mostly follow them when I stitch patterns but I don’t think they are ‘rules’. If you call them rules, you may unintentionally deny a lot of traditional Sashiko.
Have you heard of Zokin? It’s what many people in Meiji to Showa era learned first at school to learn stitching. You can find them in most of old text books. There are quite a variety of patterns for them as well. We still make Zokin in our modern days. Zokin needs some thickness, so often the stitches become shorter than the gaps when you try to stitch through all the layers due to the thickness. In some text book in that era, they recommend to keep the identical look on the front and the back. So that’s not Sashiko because the stitch length is not longer than the gaps?
Some people intentionally overlap stitches where the lines cross over. There are some practical reasons for it. Some of the Sashiko items I purchased in a traditional Sashiko region has stitches overlapping each other. They are not Sashiko because of some ‘rules’ people believe?
On this channel, I’ve been learning and investigating Sashiko. I really appreciate that you know and respect the history of Sashiko💕💕
I think you did a really good job of your test piece, it looked like the quilted effect was evident and the stitching was even and gave a lovely effect on the finished article. I liked it so much i shall use a slightly loose woven material and start stitching from from either the top to bottom all over, or from one side to the other ,i would do it this way as the material has the chance to give into the "troughs" of the stitches, which would make the peaks more evident and the quilting more of a quilted effect if that is what i would like,it was good that you hand basted the layers and not spray or iron on stabilisers as they tend to restrict the natural movement of the quilted effect to my take on such.You did a fab job and it was a very nice piece. I have done similar quilting on jacket using fine cotton material and a wool that has plenty of loft for the batting and was quilted a little further apart lines but was still done in the Sashiko way, i did enjoy doing it too.Keep up the good work and very useful videos,thank you for posting.
Thank you so much for your insight❤️ I was very nervous about doing this because I wanted to keep it as Sashiko but I knew I needed to incorporate the ideas of hand quilting which I didn’t know anything about.
I’m now glad I’ve done it because many people has given me very useful advice.
Thank you so much😊
I was waiting anxiously to see this quilting project and have to say it looks absolutely stunning!!! Yes there are definitely some challenges when you have to go through thicker layers and using larger stitches will definitely help. I have found that bamboo or all wool (no polyester) is easier to use for hand quilting and you may find it better for sashiko also. Using the curved pins to hold the sandwich together also helps, and shrinkage is always an issue with quilting. I love the pattern, a lot, but wonder if the Seihaiga pattern might work out better because it is more open. Just a few of my thoughts. Thank you for always sharing your work, trials and errors included, and giving us the critical observations. I love learning from your teachings.
Thank you so much❤️ I wanted to try it but I was also very nervous because I don’t have any experience in quilting😅
Thank you for the information about batting. I personally wanted to avoid polyester (microprastics) but other types were all in huge bags so I decided to wait till I find out what is really good for hand quilting.
About the pattern, you are right. My original choices were Fundo-tsunagi, Seigaiha or Amime. My curiosity made me choose the risky pattern😅 I will try to choose more wisely next time.
Overall, I think my piece was too small to understand actual challenges, so I will try again and gradually move to larger pieces.
Thank you for your useful tips❤️
Thank you for trying this with chalk. This what my mom taught me to use and I wondered if it would wear off before the stitching was done. I'm watching a vid from Catherine Sews where she's using white bar soap to draw on dark denim. Innovative and easily washed out. I haven't watched to the end to see if it holds up or if it affects the needle yet though.
Hi! I recently tested different types of erasable markers for dark materials. I didn’t know about using soap so I didn’t try it (but one of the viewers told me about the wise idea after that), but it may be still interesting for you😊 Here’s the link⬇️
What is the best erasable marker on dark fabric?? I might have discovered something...
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@@thegreenwrapper Thank you for taking the time to attach the link. :) I'll watch it later. The vid I watched had the soap lasting but she didn't say if it mucked her needle or made it easier to glide so not much help there.
Danke shön! Ich shreibe aus São Paulo, Brasil. Ich liebe Sashiko und Sie lernen uns sehr Gut.
Thank you so much for watching😊❤️
Очень красивый рисунок и прекрасная работа 💙👍
Thank you so much😊❤️🧵🪡
I would think that because a lot of hand quilting is done in a hoop, you could disregard the recommendation on the package, "best for hand quilting", and use the batting that works best for you. The wool/plastic mix will be best for cold weather and the cotton for year round.
Also, I've learned that perfectly flat doesn't exist in quilting. In fact the puckering that comes from shrinkage differences between batting and cloth can cover a multitude of problems. In theory, this can be used as a textural plus in some patterns.
Oh thank you so much for your insight. It’s very informative💕💕 As I don’t have any knowledge about quilting with batting, I simply relied on the information on packaging and some websites but ‘use what best for you’ really makes sense to me😊
Since I tried this, I’ve been thinking that Sashiko is probably meant to be (and has been) for quilting just with layers of fabric and that’s probably best material for Sashiko.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge!
@@thegreenwrapper My pleasure and happy to help. I encourage your trials with batting. Why abandon the idea if you can make quilted outer clothes that reflect your love and skill? Yes, it'll take practice but you know that. Maybe it won't be sashiko in the way you're used to but more an evolution. Imagine a quilted jacket embellished with your work passed down to your daughter's daughter. Maybe it's just the sleeve cuffs or a yoke or a quilted part on another jacket.
You did a great job! I am thinking of sewing my 5 inch finished Sashiko squares around the edges to the quilt without sewing through to the backing- but then, the back of the quilt won't have the pattern.
Thank you. I think that’s how often people use Sashiko pieces on quilts. Sounds amazing😊❤️🪡🧵
😂 а мне очень нравиться, задумалась о покрывале, обожаю сашико, по-моему возможность класс
Thank you❤️
Bom dia. desde Brasil te escribo y me encanta el sashiko y lo quiero aprender creo que este gráfico me será más fácil para hacer mis primeros puntos, muchas gracias, ya me inscribí en tu canal, 💕
Thank you so much😊💕😊
The only concern I have with wool-blend batting is that some people have adverse reactions to wool. Even though the wool-blend batting is encased in fabric, I would hesitate to use it. But if you and others who will come in contact with the items don't experience adverse reactions with wool, then by all means use the wool-blend batting 😁
Oh, I had never thought about it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge😊❤️🧵🪡
i think the cotton wadding would shed less. I machine quilt and hand quilt, and I find cotton to be lovely to stitch through. I have a thin woolen blanket that I am gradually cutting up and using for smaller projects. Looks lovely and soft though!
Thank you for sharing😊❤️🧵🪡
Умница, отлично получилось, мне нравится, можно попробовать разноцветными нитками, думаю будет тоже красиво.
Thank you so much❤️ Using multi-coloured threads is such a nice idea! Thank you for your suggestion😊
@@thegreenwrapperкрасивая подушечка получится❤
Wat heb je het duidelijk laten zien!!
Thank you❤️
こんばんは。
今回も素敵な作品を
紹介して下さって、有難うございます(^^)
観ていて若い頃やっていたパッチワークキルトを思い出しました。綿を挟んでの刺し縫い、指先が痛かった〜(^_^;)
最後、とても控えめな感想でしたが、観ていたコチラはとても素晴らしいアイディアと思ったのと、その出来栄えは心がこもった良い作品と思いました(^^)枡刺しのチョイスもいーですねぇ♪
素敵な動画を観たので、また真似したくなりました。
ありがとうございます😊 キルトの経験おありなんですね！私は全然ないのですが、見てくださる方々にパッチワークキルトの経験が豊富な方が多い印象だったので、挑戦しました。
ただ、キルティングに刺し子の柄を使うのはもうやっている方も多いかなと思い、あくまでも刺し子の要領をベースにキルティングするというかたちにしてみました。なので刺し子部分はもう少し綺麗にできればよかったけど、目数がうまく合わず…
これでバッグとかジャケットとか作れればいいけど、まだまだ先の夢ですね😅
@@thegreenwrapper
お返事有難うございます。
私のキルトの経験は然程ではないので、あまり良いアドバイスは出来ないかもですが、自分がやっていた頃の話を少し…。
キルティングの際、先ずヘラで跡を付けて、3枚(キルトの場合は縫い代も入るので4枚)をよりペタッと圧着させるというんですか？文字だと上手く説明出来ない(^_^;)
ヘラで跡を付けた後にペン等でガイドを引いていた記憶があります。先の丸いルレットなんかでもいーかもしれません。
今回の枡刺しチョイス、私は非常に好きなのですが、一度に刺す目数が少なくなる曲線だったら、また違うのかもしれませんね。キルトでは例え直線であっても、糸こきという作業はないので、細かく何度も刺して仕上げていました。
なので、青海波もアリかなぁと思いましたが、キルトに似た感じのがあるので(ヨーヨーキルトを繋げていくという感じです)、重ね青海波とか…？刺し子でよりキルティングになるかなぁと個人的な感想です。
すごく参考になります。ヘラで跡をつける場合、布に図案を描いてから重ねるというより、重ねてから図案の跡をつけるという流れですか？ 最初、ヘラがいいかなと思ってやり始めたのですが、動画にすると見えづらくて。でもペンでも印をつければいいですね。先に図案を描いて、重ねてからヘラでなぞってもいいですかね。とりわけ準備部分は改善の余地がたくさんありそうなので、いろいろ伺いたいですし、キルティングについても勉強してみます。
柄に関しては、おっしゃる通りで、分銅繋ぎや青海波、網目あたりのシンプルな曲線柄がいいかと思ったのですが、青海波や七宝つなぎはキルトに使われているのを見たことがあったので、あえて刺し子の運針で直線を一気に刺していく柄にして、かつ糸こきも刺し子の要領でやってみました。そのプロセスでもっと問題が起きて、大変なことに・・・みたいな動画になる予定でしたが、わりとスムーズにいってしまいましたね😅。次は素直に曲線柄にします。
アドバイスをいただけて、嬉しいです。ありがとうございます。
@@thegreenwrapper
分銅つなぎもいーですね(^^)
仰る通り、青海波以外にもキルトと似通った図案がありますね。だからこその枡刺しチョイスは私は凄く興味がありました。刺し子の図案でのキルティング…否。刺し子でのキルティングはアリなんだなぁと勉強になりました。
ヘラでの跡付けですが、キルトが終わった後、表地芯地裏布を重ねてその後行います(多分皆さんそうだと思います)先程申し上げた通り、圧着させる事も1つですので、重なる布が多い分、結構惜しげなく跡付けてました(^_^;)キルトの場合、様々な模様があって尚且つ、縫った場所縫ってない場所が分かりづらくなる為、その上にガイド線を引いてましたが、しない方もいらっしゃると思います。
刺し子をして芯地も使用するパターンを上げてらっしゃる方は何度か観た事がありますが、殆どの方が刺し子自体をキルティングに使ってらっしゃる方は観た事がありません。凄く新しいですよ♪大概刺し子した布を表に、裏布に芯地を付けるか、或いは一体化させる為だけのキルティング作業(一直線とかですね)しか観た事がないので。
常に新たな挑戦をされてる動画で、毎週楽しみに観ています(^^)
あ。ごめんなさい。もう一点だけ。余談ですが。
お使いになってるのって、布用ペンシルですか⁉ペンのお尻ら辺が映っていたので。
私も使ってます♪
…中々同じのを使ってる方がいないので、つい嬉しくなってまたコメントしてしまいました。
Confusing to read and look at the same time… also I hate jazz… so, but still inspiring 🙃🙂
Sorry that my videos are not your taste😅 and thank you so much for still watching them💕
I wanted to make some Sashiko contents in foreign language rather than just with Japanese audio as I found that many people all over the world are interested in Sashiko. I thought it’s better to have just English caption than me explaining it in Japanese😊 Thank you for your understanding!
Try bamboo wadding it’s a bit more playable.
Thank you for the information! I will get bamboo wadding for the next time!😊
This is great! Can you share what kind of drawing pencil you used on the fabric? Thank you so much !
Thank you for the question😊 It’s a fabric pencil from Clover (yellow). I don’t remember if I bought it here or in Japan and unfortunately I couldn’t find exactly the same one online. I feel this one doesn’t break easily while drawing.
I hope they still sell this one because it’s so easy to draw!
@@thegreenwrapper Thanks for your reply. It is very helpful. I am using heat erasable gel pens. They are difficult to use for drawing patterns on fabrics. I like your videos.
I always struggle with erasable markers. Some of them fade too quickly and some of them don’t disappear completely.
I even made a video about it before.
Which fabric marker should I use for drawing Sashiko patterns? Sashiko basics series Part 4
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I use different markers based on the project. Still, I haven’t found an ultimate solution to this…
@@thegreenwrapper i am going to watch this video. I appreciate the validation.
I think the pattern was too dense. The batting (wadding) should show what stitch density is needed. Nice result. Maybe bind with same color as top?
Thank you! I think you are right. I wanted to see if it would work, because many Sashiko patterns are dense. I was wondering if it was the reason why people don’t stitch Sashiko with batting.
I will check about the density and choose a better pattern next time. Thank you so much for the information❤️
Beautiful quilting! However sashiko is slightly different than what you did. Traditional sashiko has a shorter space between stitches than the stitch itself. There are so many books on sashiko at the library and bookstores that can help with designing your next quilt, however your design is quite beautiful!
Thank you for your advice! I’ve been learning Sashiko for many years now but I have no experience in quilting and I agree with you. Although it’s not really a rule to have smaller gaps than stitches (after all, it’s not always possible when you stitch thick layers of fabric like the old times and I know some people intentionally make the gaps slightly longer to have the same look of a pattern on the reverse side), I felt wadding makes it very hard to maintain the smooth stitch lines due to the thickness.
I feel Sashiko is meant to quilt only layers of fabric without wadding or at least I’m not skilled enough to maintain the look of Sashiko on the western style quilting😅
@@thegreenwrapper my apology, I see where you’re coming from as far as stitching 3 layers. Here in Hawai’i, with warmer weather I will use flannel in place of waddling.
Flannel! That’s a good idea! I was thinking about adding a thick fabric instead of wadding as well! I want to make a Sashiko Hanten jacket which I used to wear in Japan when I was a little child. It needs some thickness and I’ve been struggling to figure out how to make it happen. I have to do some more research but will definitely look into flannel. Thank you for your tip👍
What kind of fabric are you using? Is this linen?
Thank you for your question😊 This fabric is cotton. Sold as ‘quilting cotton’.