The Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck | Susan Briscoe | Let's look at the cards!
Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery that dates to as early as the 17th century. It is a decorative art and a relatively inexpensive craft. People have come to love it for its beautiful geometric patterns and aesthetic beauty. Traditionally, they would have used dyed indigo cloth and white cotton but in modern sashiko, different cloths are starting to be used.
Susan Briscoe is a modern embroidery author who has written extensively on this decorative craft and now has created The Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck to make learning sashiko easy and portable wherever you may want to stitch. Susan Briscoe has written books on sashiko, boro, kogin and Japanese quilting so is an expert in Japanese textiles and is a perfect starting point for beginners. The Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck is an excellent tool to have alongside Susan Briscoe’s other books Sashiko 365, Simple Sashiko and The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook to learn the craft to an advanced level. Through this card deck you will discover all the traditional patterns and techniques of sashiko in an easy and stimulating way.
The deck comprises of 52 cards meaning there is a pattern that everyone will love and be able to do and with Susan Briscoe’s easy and clear instructions you will be embroidering your cloth in no time. Just like Kogin embroidery, sashiko is undergoing a modern revival and Susan Briscoe is at the forefront of this, publishing books on both these traditional crafts but modernising them for her audience. She teaches creative textile workshops where she can share her love for the craft.
The Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck publishes on October 3rd and is available to buy here.
Take a look at this flip through of the card deck: