Sashiko and Japanese Embroidery Books

Bibliography compiled by Lu Peters, © 2007-2011

Ahiko, Tomomi Sashiko Style; Japan Publishing

Allen, Alice Sashiko Made Simple: Japanese Quilting by Machine; Bernina Books of America, 1992

Akizuki, Mariko The Classic Quilting of Sashiko; Japan Publications, 1990

Atkins, Jacqueline Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the US; Yale, 2005

Benjamin, Betsy The World of Rozome Wax Resist Textiles of Japan; Kodansha, 2002

Benjamin, Bonnie Sashiko: The Quilting of Japan from Traditional to Today; Needlearts International, 1989


The Teacher's Guide for Sashiko; 1987

Bird, Isabella Unbeaten Tracks in Japan; Travelers’ Tales, 2000

Books LLC, eds. Japanese Crafts: Origami, Sashiko Stitching, List of Japanese Tea Ceremony Equipment, Netsuke, Japanese Carpentry, Japanese Friendship Dolls, Books LLC, 2010

Quilting: Sashiko Stitching, Names Project Aids Memorial Quilt, Nakshi Kantha, Quilt Art, History of Quilting; Books LLC, 2010

Embroidery Stitches: Cross-Stitch, Sashiko Stitching, Blackwork Embroidery, Embroidery Stitch, Darning, Chain Stitch, Couching, Backstitch; Books LLC, 2010

Japanese Fashion Design; Books LLC, 2010

Briscoe, Susan Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match; Kodansha International, 2007


The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook: Patterns, Projects and Inspirations

Crewsden, Wilson Japanese Art and Artists of Today III: Textiles and Embroidery;

International Studio

Cutler, Thomas A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design; Dover, 2003

D’Addetta; Joseph Traditional Japanese Design Motifs; Dover, 1984

Dalby, Liza Kimono Fashioning Culture; U. of Washington Press

Dalby, L. & Van Riel, P. Kimono; Hotei

Davis, Jane Easy Japanese Quilting Style; North Light, 2009

Dees, Jan Taisho Kimono: Speaking of the Past and Present; Skira, 2009

Dover, Eds. Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs; Dover, 2006

Dower, John Elements of Japanese Design: Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism; Weatherhill, 1990

Gluckman & Goodall Kimono as Art: the Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota; Thames and Hudson, 2008

Grafton, Carol Belanger Traditional Japanese Vector Motifs (book and CD); Dover, 2010

Treasury of Japanese Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen; Dover, 1983

Gray, Julia D. The Beginner’s Guide to Traditional Japanese Embroidery; Search Press, 2001

Hamada, Nobuyoshi Cherry Blossoms: Traditional Patterns on Japanese Design; PIE Book, 2009

Wave, Cloud, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design; PIE, 2008

Flower, Bird: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design; PIE, 2008

Animal, Bird, Insect, Fish: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design; PIE, 2009

Herve & Négaret The Simple Art of Japanese Temari: 45 Traditional and Contemporary Designs; Search Press, 2009

Hareven, Tamara Silk Weavers of Kyoto: Families and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry; University of California Press, 2002

Hibi, Sadao Colors of Japan: Background, Characteristics, and Creation; Kodansha International, 2001

Horn, Diane Japanese Kimono Designs; Stemmer House Publishers, 1991

Isager, Marianne Japanese Inspired Knits; Interweave, 2009

Jackson, Anna Japanese Textiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum Press
Japanese Country Textiles; Weatherhill, 1997

Katoh, Amy Blue and White Japan; Tuttle Publishing, 2002

Katoh, Amy & Kimura, Shi Japan the Art of Living: A Sourcebook of Japanese Style for the Western Home; Tuttle, 2002

Kennedy, Alan Japanese Costume: History and Tradition; Editions Adam Biro, 1990

Koumis, Matthew Art Textiles of the World, Japan - Volume 2; Telos Art Publishing, 2002

www.telos.net

Kusano, Shizuka The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery; Kodansha International, 2007

Linn, Don Sophisticated Stitches: Designs for Quilting Appliqué, Sashiko, and Embroidery, 60 Designs from Dr. Quilting; C & T, 2009

Ludlow, Margaret Temari, a Traditional Japanese Embroidery Technique; Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, 1999

McCarty & McQuaid Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles; Museum of Modern Art, NY, 1998

McCallum, Graham 400 Japanese Motifs Book and CD; Batsford, March 2011

Marshall, John Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear; Kodansha International, 1997

Matsunaga, Karen Kim Japanese Country Quilting: Sashiko Patterns and Projects for Beginners; Kodansha International, 1990

Matsuya Co. Japanese Design Motifs: 4260 Illustrations of Japanese Crests; Dover, 1972

Mende, K. Morishige, R. Sashiko: Blue and White Quilt Art of Japan; Shufunotomo/Japan Publications, 1991

Menton, Theodore Japanese Border Designs; Dover, 1975

Milenovich, Sophie Kimonos (365); Abrams, 2007

Millar, Leslie The Textile Vision of Reiko Sudo; Surrey Art Institute Exhibition publication, UK

MOMA, eds. Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles; MOMA, 1998

Nakamura, Shigeki Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style: 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs; Rockport, 2008

Nihon, editors Sashiko: Traditional Japanese Quilt Designs; Nihon Vogue Publications, 1989

Niwi, Motoji & Hibi, Sadao Snow, Wave, and Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design; Kodansha International, 2001

Nobutaka, Oka Bright and Daring: Japanese Kimonos in the Taisho Mode from the Oka Nobutaka Collection; Honolulu Academy of the Arts, 1996

Noma, Seiroku Japanese Costumes & Textile Arts; Weatherhill

Nomura & Ema Japanese Kimono Designs; Dover, 2006

Nunes, Shiho &

Nunes-Atabaki, Sara Shishu Ladies of Hilo, Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii; University of Hawaii Press, 1999

Ogikubo, Kiyoko Kogan and Sashiko Stitch, Volume 13 of Kyoto Shoin’s Art Library of Japanese Textiles; Fujioka Mamora Kyoto Shoin Co. Ltd., 1993

Ondori, eds. Sashiko no Hana Fukin; Ondori Publishing

Kawaii Hana Sashiko; Ondori Publishing

Sashiko no Hon; Ondori Publishing

Ondorisha, editors The Classic Quilting of Sashiko; Ondorisha Publications, 1990

Orban-Szontagh, M. Japanese Floral Patterns and Motifs; Dover, 1990

Ota, Kim Sashiko Quilting: Quilted Jacket Designs and All Illustrations; Seattle, 1981

Parker, Mary S. Sashiko: Easy and Elegant Designs for Decorative Machine Embroidery; Lark, 2002


Sashiko; Search Press, 2002

Pederson, Sharon Sensational Sashiko: Japanese Appliqué and Quilting by Machine; Martingale, 2005

Pippen, Kitty & Pippen, Sylvia Asian Elegance: Quilting with Japanese Fabrics and More; Martingale, 2003

Pippen, Sylvia Paradise Stitched Sashiko & Appliqué Quilts; C & T, 2009

Quilter’s Resource, eds. Sashiko Traditional Japan Quilt; Quilter’s Resource, 2001

Rathburn, William Jay, ed. Beyond the Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles; The Seattle Art Museum and Thames & Hudson, 1994

Richie, Donald A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics; Stone Bridge Press, 2007

Roberts, L. Takeda, S. Japanese Fishermen's Coats from Awaji Island (UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series, No. 5); University of California Los Angeles, Fowler, 2001

Rostocki, Janet K. Sashiko for Machine Sewing: Japanese Style Quilting Classic to Contemporary; Summa Designs, 1998

Rousmaniere, Nicole Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan; British Museum Press

Saito, Iwao &

Tamura, Shiji Japanese Embroidery; Embroidery Research Press, Inc., 1990

Seto, T. Japanese Sashiko Sewing Book in Japanese; self published, 1979

Staff, Joie Sashiko Style: Traditional Japanese Patterns for Contemporary Design; Japan Publications Trading, 2007

Sudo & Birnbaum Zawa, Zawa; Nuno Corporation, 1999
Suke’ Suke’; Nuno Corporation, 1999
Boro Boro; Nuno Corporation
Kiri Kiri; Nuno Corporation
Shimi Jimi; Nuno Corporation
Fuwa Fuwa; Nuno Corporation

Sudo, Kumiko Kake-Jiku: Images of Japan in Appliqué, Fabric Origami, and Sashiko; Breckling Press, 2006


Fabled Flowers: Innovative Quilt Patterns Inspired by Japanese Sashiko and Origami Traditions; McGraw Hill, 1996

Sun, Ming-Ju Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs; Dover, 1985

Suess, Barbara Japanese Temari: A Simple Spin on an Ancient Craft; Breckling Press, 2007

Suess & Hewitt Japanese Kimekomi: Fast, Fun, and Fabulous Fabric Handballs; Breckling Press, 2008

Tamura, Shiji The Techniques of Japanese Embroidery; Krause, 1998

Takeda, Ai Sashiko: Japanese Traditional Hand Stitching; Quilter’s Resource, 2004

Takano, Saikoh Sashiko and Beyond: Techniques and Projects for Quilting in the Japanese Style; Chilton Books, 1993

Japanese Quilting: Sashiko; Batsford, 2002

The Textile Museum The Kimono Inspiration; Pomegranate

Till, Barry & Shin, Hanga The New Print Movement in Japan; Pomegranate Communications, 2007

Till, Barry, et al. The Kimono of the Geisha-Diva Ichimaru; Pomegranate, 2006

Verneuill, M. P. Japanese Silk Designs in Full Color; Dover, 2004

Weller, Allan Japanese Vector Motifs (book and DVD); Dover, 2010

Wolff, Colette The Art of Fabric Manipulation; Chilton, 1996, ISBN 0801984963

Yamanaka, Norio The Book of the Kimono: A Complete Guide to Style and Wear; Kodansha

Yoshido, Eiko Sashiko; Ondorisha, 1993

Yoshido, Hedeko Sashiko Hyakyou; 1981

Yoshimoto, Kaman Textile Design I: Traditional Japanese Small Motif; 1993
Textile Design II: Arabesque; 1993
Textile Design III: Traditional Stripes and Lattices; 1993
Textile Design IV: Traditional Sarasatic; 1994
(All Page One Publisher Pte. Ltd.)

Yumioka, Katsumi Summer Kimonos and the Colors of Japan: Kimono Collection of Katsumi Yumioka; PIE, 2009


Sashiko Websites

kinokuniya.com Japanese bookstore in New York

azabu-ya.com Japanese fabrics and supplies

japaneseembroidery.com Japanese Embroidery Centre (2727 Spalding Drive,

Dunwoody, GA 30350)

saberdesigns.cc Japanese kimonos, fabrics, accessories; Carol Lane-Saber classes

asiatickc.com Wearable art, Japanese clothing collections

kimonomomo.com Carol Ziogas’s shop

theardentthread.wordpress.com Carol Ziogas’s blog

interweave.com/books/corrections.asp Corrections for patterns in the Interweave Books

katiesvintagekimono.com/index.html Katie’s Vintage Kimono fabrics

wuhaonyc.com Tengui Towels

kimonolily.com Vintage garments and fabrics

bohemianelement.com Fabrics and trinkets

fabricandart.com Sashiko fabrics, yuzen fabrics

ahkimono.com Vintage kimono fabrics

Japanese book resources

amazon.co.jp Amazon Japan

books.bunka.ac.jp/teiki/eng_teiki.html Bunka Publishing

craftlog.org/craftingjapanese Books and sources

moderncraft.net/shop Books

yesasia.com Books

superbuzzy.com Books

New York/San Francisco Japanese bookstore

Blogs

shibori.com Carter Smith

entwinements.com/blog-mt3 Entwinements Making Shibori Now

rickettsindigo.com Rowland and Chinami Ricketts

shiborigirl.wordpress.com Shibori Girl Studios

threads.srithreads.com SRI Threads

theardentthread.wordpress.com Sewing Japanese clothing blog

movinghands.wordpress.com/japanese-sewing-and-pattern-terms

Japanese sewing reference for sewing Japanese patterns

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