Just arrived! This designer panel is by Ky Fujita for QH Textiles, taking hanafukin panels in a new direction.
This has to be one of the cutest sashiko sampler panels I've seen! Six cats playing with balls of yarn. Please see my stitching suggestions below for ways to stitch this design to best advantage.
Hand printed in Japan.
It is a 'hana fukin' with literally means 'flower cloth' and printed on natural greige 85% cotton, 15% linen fabric. Each panel is supplied in one piece with a plain area the same size attached, because they are designed to be stitched through both layers and the edges turned in to make a little cloth, but you can stitch the printed layer separately (as I often do). They may be stitched with a doubled or single thread (or a mixture of both, for an interesting effect), in coloured threads, or white for a very minimalist contemporary look. Any of my medium sashiko threads would be ideal for these panels, or use the finer sashiko threads doubled.
These hand printed designer panels are more expensive than the other hanafukin I sell, but the patterns are so beautiful, I wanted to start selling them! I have more more designs by Ky Fujita in stock.
Skill level - this is a quick and easy design to stitch, but a little knowledge of sashiko will be useful. While the cats are very simple shapes to stitch around, be careful not to pull the stitches too tightly as you stitch around the ends of their legs and tails, and leave a tiny bit of ease in the thread when turning around at the tips of their ears and noses. For the balls of yarn, I stitched around the outline first, and then filled in by stitching back and forth.
Sashiko Cloth by QH Textiles (Australia)
Printed with water-soluble ink - marks wash out
Composition : 85% cotton, 15% linen
Individual Cloth Size : Approx. 30cm x 60cm (Finished size : 30cm x 30cm)
This fabric is a slightly finer weave than the Olympus hanafukin sarashi cotton.
