First project: a sashiko coaster or patch
A small grid pattern on a square of cotton.
Step by step
- Cut a square of plain cotton, ideally indigo.
- Mark a grid with a ruler.
- Stitch a hitomezashi pattern with sashiko thread.
- Back it with a second square, turn through and press, or use it as a mending patch.
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How to make sashiko coaster (7:00)
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Sources
All checked 1 November 2026. We read these; we did not test the products ourselves.