Everything You Need to Learn and Master Sashiko and Boro
Books, Kits and Classes... We have just what you need!
Boro & Sashiko - Autographed Copy
$29.95
Boro & Sashiko: Harmonious Imperfection The Art of Japanese Mending and Stitching Combine hand stitches to create dramatic, unique designs and learn to embrace imperfection, admiring the utilitarian beauty of every stitch. Shannon and Jason invite you to try your hand at boro, the traditional Japanese art of mending and quilting, and more than 30 authentic sashiko designs. 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. Put your handwork to good use with 9 contemporary projects like a sashiko sampler wallhanging, reversible knot bag, or a kimono-inspired jacket! With step-by-step instructions, even beginners can embrace the art of visible mending.
Contemporary Kogin-zashi
$29.95
We are thrilled to announce that our latest book is now available. Our newest book, Contemporary Kogin-zashi is truly an example of us following our creative chaos. What started with an internet search for the history of a quilting technique resulted in our last book, Boro & Sashiko: Harmonious Perfection and continues with this study of kogin-zashi. We can't wait to share this exploration of kogin with you and see your own interpretation of our project designs. Order your copy today, then keep an eye on our classes page for upcoming kogin workshops so you can be ready to stitch when our book ships! From our publisher: Kogin-zashi is an iconic form of sashiko that stands on its own apart from Hitomezashi and Moyouzashi as both functional and breathtakingly beautiful. Based on the concept of filling in the gaps of loosely woven fabric, this Japanese mending and beautifying technique was historically a survival necessity and an act of defiance against the laws of an oppressive governing body that forbade the wearing of textiles made from warmer materials. Detailed photography and step-by-step visual instructions guide readers to create stunning projects using Kogin-zashi stitching. Alongside a robust stitch library, readers will find 10 projects to showcase their work.
Stitching Sashiko
$19.95
Stitching Sashiko Explore the artistry of sashiko, where each stitch tells a story of tradition and creativity. Originally used for mending and reinforcing garments, sashiko has evolved into a decorative stitching style cherished worldwide. Authors, Shannon Roudhán and Jason Bowlsby guide you with step-by-step instructions and vivid photos, covering basic techniques and 40+ sashiko stitch patterns. Explore beautiful sashiko stitches with this visual guide including supplies, preparation steps, and learning the stitching process through step-by-step photographs catering to stitchers of all skill levels. Embrace the art of mindful mending through simple stitching and create something beautiful through practical application.
Beginning Sashiko Tool Kit
$22.00
The Beginner's Sashiko Tool Set This starter pack has all necessary tools to learn and practice sashiko stitching. Even experienced sashiko stitchers would find the tools in this pack handy.
Sashiko Essentials Home Kit
$36.00
Essentials Tool Kit The Essentials kit includes all of the tools we use in our classes to teach Boro and Sashiko along with ½ yard of sashiko fabric for you to use as practice or to put all your amazing stitching on!
Deluxe Sashiko Kit
$140.00
$112.00
Deluxe Sashiko Kit
The Deluxe Sashiko Kit includes all of the necessary tools you need to learn and practice sashiko stitching along with a signed copy of our new book, Boro & Sashiko: Harmonious Imperfection, and our FAB Sashiko Essentials 12 weight Aurifil thread collection. We're also including ½ yard of sashiko fabric for practicing. This one is a great value! Right now, we have the Deluxe Sashiko Kit specially priced at 20% off the regular retail rate!
Kogin Sashiko Kit
$25.00
Kit includes: Sashiko Adjustable Ring Thimble with Plate Kogin Sashiko Needle (NOT the standard sashiko needle) Aurifil Aurifloss 6 Strand Embroidery Floss - 1 spool Aurifil 12 wt thread - 1 small spool Fabric for practice, Devosa, Aida, and/or Congress cloth (or similar) - Two 6 inch squares Kogin Tree Kit
$44.99
Kit includes: 16'' x 20'' Red 20 count Lugana Fabric (the size needed to make the largest of the three sizes) Sashiko Adjustable Ring Thimble with Plate Kogin Sashiko Needle (NOT the standard sashiko needle) White Aurifil 12 wt thread - 1 large spool Digital Kogin Tree Pattern in three sizes Stitch Count Large Tree: 297 x 218 Medium Tree: 180 x 140 Small Tree: 174 X 139 Furoshiki Kit
$49.00
🌸 Flower of Life Furoshiki Kit: Stitch Your Own Heirloom Embrace the centuries-old art of Furoshiki—Japan's elegant, sustainable wrapping cloth—by stitching your own functional masterpiece. This kit is your gateway to creating the stunning Flower of Life Furoshiki, a design steeped in tradition and meaning. The geometric pattern is inspired by the Japanese Shippo Tsunagi (Seven Treasures Linked), symbolizing endless peace, happiness, and good fortune—the perfect sentiment for a wrapped gift or an enduring piece of home decor. What's Inside Your Kit: This curated starter set includes all the indispensable tools needed for sashiko stitching, designed as a perfect companion for our Flower of Life Furoshiki workshop:
Start stitching your own beautiful, functional heirloom today! Also see our recorded workshop for making the furoshiki. Sashiko Mending Digital Workshop
$14.99
Tear in your favorite dress? Cat scratches on the curtains? Rip in a loved pair of jeans? Recovering clothing and home décor is a gateway into embracing sustainable fashion and can result in unique treasures in your closet and home. The secret ingredient? Sashiko. Sashiko has been around for hundreds of years; it is decorative and reinforcing, with stitches functioning as a means to repair and enhance preloved or damaged textiles. Off the pages of our book Boro and Sashiko: Harmonious Imperfection, we'll show you how to transform accidental imperfections into unique works of art using the hitomezashi style sashiko pattern, Rice Stitch. The course includes a beginner-friendly introduction to sashiko mending with an overview of the tools and materials needed. To get you started on the right foot, you will learn how to properly thread and hold the needle. Next, we get you used to moving the needle through fabric with a simple practice. You'll learn how to read any hitomezashi sashiko pattern by learning Rice stitch from start to completion. After you have practiced the stitch, you can follow along as we apply a sashiko patch to a pair of denim jeans. The versatile skills taught in this course set you up to successfully mend your wardrobe and home décor to have a “new” or one-of-a-kind look. What you will learn
Steps for Accessing Your Purchased Class: To access the workshop after purchasing you must register for an account on shannonandjason.com. Please go to STREAMING WORKSHOPS for instructions on creating and account and accessing your workshop. 2025 Sashiko Block Of The Month
$39.99
Sashiko Block Of The Month Join us for a Block of the Month extravaganza! We're doing a Block of the Month! We've picked out 12 never released blocks for you to play with, practice on, and use in your creations! Hitomezashi, Moyouzashi, grid based and more.... from armor scales to fancy sayagata, expect both straight lines, and curves coming at you! It's going to be fun, inspiring, and slightly challenging. This course includes 12 blocks (released monthly) and a monthly video tutorial walking you through that month's block. Join in the fun anytime! All students who sign up for the BotM will receive access to the entire 12 blocks and access to the videos regardless when you sign up. |
Looking for fabric to stitch sashiko or boro? We have some of the best!
Sashiko Fabric
This beautiful linen/cotton blend (55 linen / 45 cotton) is the new base fabric for your next sashiko project. This linen has the structure we desire when hand stitching projects, but retains the drape and texture we demand from garment and bag fabrics. Bottom line is... you're going to love working with this fabric!
Please choose the amount you desire. We will send a single cut of fabric that length.
If you need larger cuts, or amounts not shown on the list please contact us directly and we will help you out.
COLOR : Indigo
CONTENT : 55% LINEN / 45% COTTON
WIDTH : 43/44"
Machine wash cold, delicate cycle, no bleach, tumble dry on low, use cool iron.
Davosa 18 Count Evenweave Fabric for Kogin
One of our favorite kogin fabrics. Davosa is 100% cotton even weave fabric, woven with the same number of threads in warp and weft. It has a beautiful weight and is appropriate for for stitching with 3 strands of 12 wt thread and 6 strands of floss. 18 count fabric is a great choice for beginning kogin artists as it is easy to count the threads.
100% Cotton
18 threads per inch
Please choose your color and cut size from the menu.
For specialty cuts, project based, please contact us using the Contact and Subscribe link in the main menu.
Lugana 20 Count Evenweave Fabric for Kogin
Jason's favorite choice for kogin!
Lugana is 52% Cotton 48% Rayon even weave fabric, (fabric woven with the same number of threads in warp and weft). It has a beautiful weight and is appropriate for for stitching with 3 strands of 12 wt thread and 6 strands of floss.
This 20 count fabric is a great choice for all kogin sashiko as it is easy to count the threads but the holes are close enough to each other to really make the stitches stand out!
For home dyers, Lugana is a great choice as it takes dye well.
52% Cotton 48% Rayon
18 threads per inch
Please choose your color and cut size from the menu.
Congress Cloth 24 Count Evenweave Fabric for Kogin
A classic fabric for Kogin
Congress Cloth is a fine needlepoint canvas, 100% cotton, 24 count mono thread. It is smooth and strong, perfect for any needlepoint project especially kogin sashiko. The fabric is stiffer than the 100% cotton even weave making this a great choice for bags or other items that need a little extra oomph.
100% cotton
24 count
Please choose your color and cut size from the menu.
For specialty cuts, i.e. project based, please contact us for a quote via the Contact and Subscribe link on the main menu.
Dublin Linen 25 Count Evenweave Fabric for Kogin
Dublin Linen is 100% linen even weave fabric, (fabric woven with the same number of threads in warp and weft). It's an elegant fabric with the slightly irregular structure of the flax fiber.
100% linen
25 threads per inch
Please choose your color and cut size from the menu.
For specialty cuts, i.e. project based, please contact us for a quote via the Contact and Subscribe link on the main menu.
Lugana 25 Count Evenweave Fabric for Kogin
Jason's favorite choice for kogin!
Lugana is 52% Cotton 48% Rayon even weave fabric, (fabric woven with the same number of threads in warp and weft). It has a beautiful weight and is appropriate for for stitching with 3 strands of 12 wt thread and 6 strands of floss.
This 25 count fabric is a great choice for all kogin sashiko it is a finer count which means the the holes are closer to each other make the stitches really stand out! Use with 3 strands of 12 weight cotton thread or 4 strands of floss for a standard look. Use a full 6 strands of floss for a thicker pattern to emerge.
For home dyers, Lugana is a great choice as it takes dye well.
52% Cotton 48% Rayon
18 threads per inch
Please choose your color and cut size from the menu.
For specialty cuts, i.e. project based, please contact us for a quote via the Contact and Subscribe link on the main menu.
You're going to need thread for all that FAB stitching, right?
FAB Sashiko Essentials Aurifil Thread Collection
FAB Sashiko Essentials by Shannon and Jason
Includes 6 large spools of Aurifil Cotton 12wt thread with 356 yds/325 m per spool
Colors Included
2024 – White
2740 – Dark Cobalt
2265 – Lobster Red
1240 – Very Dark Eggplant
1147 – Light Leaf Green
4657 – Tramanto a Zoagli (variegated)
Our FAB Sashiko Essentials thread collection for Aurifil is the perfect starter pack of colors to set you on the right path for your sashiko projects. We use these thread in our classes and our book and personal sashiko and handsewing projects. However, we’ve also used these same threads for hand quilting, embroidery, and even cross stitcha nd machine embroidery. We picked the colors for this collection specifically to work across a wide range of projects and fabrics whether you want your threads to stand out for sashiko or blend in more for shading in embroidery and quilting.
If you’ve never worked with Aurifil thread before in your hand sewing and sashiko, do yourself a favor and try this essentials collection. You’ll find out very quickly why we only work with Aurifil thread: smooth thread that doesn't easily tangle or snag. Aurifil thread produces virtually no lint or thread dust to clog up your machines. We were hooked from the first samples we used and are now Aurifil Ambassadors and designers.
From the Aurifil Website
Aurifil’s 100% Cotton 12wt thread is the heaviest weight thread we offer and is perfect for hand applique, hand embroidery, hand quilting, cross stitch, embellishment, handmade lace, machine applique, blanket stitch, machine embroidery (especially for designs that use a longer stitch length), machine art quilting, Sashiko, redwork, lower looper serging, and longarm quilting.
Uses
Hand applique, hand embroidery, hand quilting, cross stitch, embellishment and lace, machine applique, blanket stitch, buttonhole stitch, machine embroidery, machine art quilting, sashiko, redwork, lower looper serging, longarm quilting.
Needle Recommendations
· Sashiko Needle (hand stitching)
· 100/16 or 90/14 Topstitch Needle (40wt in the bobbin)
· 4.5 Longarm Needle (28wt in the bobbin)
Tips
· When using 12wt thread by machine, we recommend using a much thinner thread in the bobbin, like our 40wt.
· When using in a Longarm machine, quilt slowly, using a longer stitch and silicone conditioner where necessary.
Kogin Essentials Thread Collection
KOGIN ESSENTIALS COLLECTION BY SHANNON & JASON
10 SMALL SPOOLS (5-floss and 5-12 weight)
Colors:
Floss–
2250 - Red
2145 - Yellow-Orange
2135 - Yellow
1147 - Light Leaf Green
5018 - Dark Grass Green
12wt–
2784 - Dark Navy
2730 - Delft Blue
2710 - Light Robin's Egg
2545 - Medium Purple
3660 - Bubblegum
Our third collection of thread is inspired by ourr latest book, Contemporary Kogin-zashi: Modern Sashiko Beyond Filling in the Gaps (available for pre-order now) and features the colors we reached for most often when creating the projects for the book. The mix of floss and 12 wt in vibrant hues perfectly compliment the intricate thread work of kogin-zashi, allowing makers the versatility of working with different counts of evenweave fabric.
Use the colors as solo features in your projects or match shades for colorblocking or thread blending for dramatically different effect. Either way, this collection is an essential collection to start your kogin-zashi journey.
