Kogin embroidery

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Are you looking for a creative, yet relaxing craft to occupy your free time? Look no further than sashiko and kogin embroidery! These traditional Japanese embroidery techniques have been around for centuries and are still popular today. Not only are … Read More ... Make Candles Diy, Crafts For Rainy Days, Embroidered Projects, Kogin Embroidery, Craft Patterns Free, Make Your Own Candles, Free Cross Stitch Designs, Kids Crafts Ideas, Embroidery Scarf

Are you looking for a creative, yet relaxing craft to occupy your free time? Look no further than sashiko and kogin embroidery! These traditional Japanese embroidery techniques have been around for centuries and are still popular today. Not only are … Read More ...

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Kogin Pattern, Sashiko Quilting, Running Stitch Embroidery, Pattern Darning, Darning Embroidery, Kogin Embroidery, Petit Point Embroidery, Needle Weaving, Japanese Designs

My initial experiment with kogin was playing with a wide range of yarn types - cottons and wools - and different surface designs on a piece of tapestry canvas on a stretcher. The classic monograph on Japanese textiles to my mind is the William Rathbun, Beyond the Tanabata Bridge, and in it there are some particularly…

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Running Stitch Embroidery, Japanese Cross Stitch, Kogin Embroidery, Modern Needlepoint, Indigo Cloth, Northern Japan, Sew By Hand, Napkins Rings, Indigo Textiles

(Photo above by Roro's Kogin Diary) When podcaster and author Abby Glassenberg invites guests onto her While She Naps podcast, she asks them to list three things that inspire them. If you listened to my session with Abby last week, you heard me mention Kogin embroidery from Japan. Kogin originated in the Honshu provinc

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Kogin Pattern, Pattern Darning, Darning Patterns, Darning Embroidery, Kogin Embroidery, Bargello Needlepoint, Sashiko Boro, Swedish Weaving, Hand Embroidery Dress

Today in my Pattern Darning class we did Kogin which is a form of pattern darning that was developed in an area of Japan to improve the warmth and strength of fabric.(quote from Tutors notes) Traditional Kogin designs were worked in white thread on dark blue (indigo dyed) fabric on clothing and now can be seen on bags-purses-wall hangings etc.(more quotes) Once you get into the rhythm of the stitching it all falls into place- but again if you make a mistake it is very obvious. I struggled…

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