This book brings a fresh eye to classic patchwork patterns in a way that is delighting quilters all around the world today.

Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery!

Stitching lessons are true to tradition, inspired by historical works by Japanese masters. This guide in sashiko and boro includes patterns, stitch how-tos, and needle-threading and knotting tips.

A collection of boro-inspired projects and techniques which celebrates this traditional Japanese textile and its relevance to the modern sewer and quilter.

Sashiko is easy to do on the go and this guide makes it even more accessible Twenty-seven designs to use anywhere and any time Tips and tricks to make sashiko embroidery more successful, including how to prepare the thread, how to avoid ...

All are born to this role, but not all are destined to fulfill it. This book is dedicated to those who do, and it offers helpful suggestions for future encounters. Are You an Indigo?

... indigo is commonly seeded in October or November along with the dominant upland crop . Figure 3 illustrates two typical cropping patterns , showing the Rainfall Rainfed Rice ( 100 d ) Dec Jan Feb. Indigo's niche in the rice cropping ...

... indigo niche markets, which required less start-up funds and smaller workforces, making them safer investments than sugar plantations.51 Free women of color were especially entrepreneurial in Saint-Domingue's urban centers. Their ...

... Indigo hurried from the small stone figures in the shaded recess of the ... niche. "What indeed!" Hattie approached for a better look. The strange stone ... Indigo knew at once her guess was correct. "That's what I thought it was," Indigo ...