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
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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