NEWS FLASH! Prices on some Olympus products, including sashiiko threads, will be increasing by approx. 20% on February 1st, as wholesale and shipping prices have increased. There's still time to stock up before the new prices come in! New prices are shown on each listing, with the current price as a discount until midnight on 31st January 2022. NB - new sashiko threads can be ordered at the old prices until the end of January!
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The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook
The Ultimate Kogin Collection
The Book of Boro
Dates for your diary for 2022 - we will be at all the World Textile Days (except the first one). Details at www.worldtextileday.co.uk
Kogin is the counted version of sashiko, from Aomori Prefecture in the far north of Japan's main island, Honshu. Stitches are sewn back and forth across the fabric to build up the pattern, counting over uneven numbers of stitches. Kogin's close relative, Nanbu Hishizashi, is stitched over even numbers of threads, creating wide diamond shapes. Beware - just like sashiko, it is addictive!
