This coordinated combination of four 40m Awai-iro ('pastel colour') medium sashiko thread colours was inspired by a visit to my friend's country home in the Corrèze department (in the Limousin region of rural France). The 'Lilac Time' pack reflects the colours of a couple of lilac trees opposite the cottage, which were already in bloom, weeks ahead of us here in Perthshire - #A1 Pink Sherbet, #A5 lavender sage, #A10  mauve, and #A15 lilac. There were three trees in total, and the white and darker purple lilac seemed to have hybridised into the third one, so two had various shades of pinkish purple. Beautiful.

Awai-iro are medium 6-ply sashiko thread in a range of pastel and kusumi (subdued) colours, similar to the non mercerised 20m medium sashiko threads. They are lovely to stitch with.
 
Ideal with printed sashiko sampler hanafukin panels. Many hanafukin require one skein of thread approx. if used singly, more if used doubled. These colour themed packs are a great choice if you want to vary the colours used on your panel, perhaps coordinating several panels, by using the same selection of thread colours.

All these threads are also available individually.
 
100% cotton
 
Made in Japan