Sashiko II

Here is my second sashiko cleaning cloth. I think I have made progress since last time , some stitches are too fluffy though. Just what I need is to practice !

new bag

Here is a bag I made this week.



this retro style fabric is one of my favorites. The round form is made of 3 darts on the bottom.



I attached the genuine leather handle with hand stitch. A you see, it's not easy !



The fabric used inside is retro as well. I bought it at a flea market in Amsterdam last year.

So, what do you think of this retro bag ?

Sashiko

For the first time I tried to make "sashiko", kind of Japanese quilt / embroidery. As beginner, I used some sashiko kits.



I made a cleaning cloth for kitchen. This pattern is called "Asanoha" which means hemp leaf.



And two coasters.

Making sashiko is more difficult than I thought. My stitches are irregular and the lines are not straight enough...

Apart from the diffuclty I actually enjoyed to make sashiko. Completing a sashiko project after a long running stitch work satisfyed me and curiously I would like to start to make a new sashiko immediately.

I have one more kit to be finished. I will show the completed work here soon.