Book Recommendations

We do offer a limited selection of our favorite craft books, however we are big supporters of local book shops and maintain our book recommendation lists on bookshop.org. Browse our lists and then head over to bookshop.org to purchase from a local bookstore.

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Box set of the Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck displaying traditional Japanese stitching patterns with 52 cards offering patterns, techniques, and inspiration for modern needlework and Sashiko supplies.
Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck showing a traditional Maru Shippō sashiko embroidery pattern with circular and wavy line motifs stitched in white, red, yellow, and green threads on dark fabric.
Ultimate Sashiko Card Deck
Susan Briscoe
$25.00
Bestseller
Colorful embroidered fabric patches depicting various fashion styles and characters, showcasing modern needlework, related to the "100 Ladies Style Book (in Japanese)" craft project.
Set of embroidered fabric patches showing ten different stylized ladies in various modern and vintage-inspired outfits, displayed against a black background, accompanied by Japanese text, related to the 100 Ladies Style Book (in Japanese).
100 Ladies Style Book (in Japanese)
Lecien COSMO
$37.00
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Cover of the Know Your Needles Pocket Guide featuring various hand and machine needles displayed on a textured green and blue background, designed for modern needlework and embroidery enthusiasts.
Back cover of the Know Your Needles Pocket Guide featuring a blue and green fabric design, highlighting a concise guide with 30 common hand and machine sewing needles and tips for choosing the right needle.
Know Your Needles Pocket Guide
Landauer
$13.00
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Cover of Amazing Sashiko Book : Modern Japanese Embroidery Designs featuring traditional and modern sashiko stitching patterns in various colors on fabric, showcasing Japanese craft supplies.
Back cover of Amazing Sashiko Book : Modern Japanese Embroidery Designs displaying colorful sashiko stitching patterns on fabric, including traditional motifs and examples of hand embroidery using Japanese craft supplies.
Amazing Sashiko Book : Modern Japanese Embroidery Designs
Tuttle
$27.00
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Sashiko reference books displayed with colorful stitched fabric samples featuring geometric Japanese embroidery patterns on a dark wooden table
Craft books and a wooden embroidery hoop displaying an intricate blue, orange, and cream stitched pattern on a dark background.
Books about mending and repair arranged on a dark surface beside blue denim fabric including Make and Mend and Mending Life by Katrina Rodabaugh
Modern needlework books featuring embroidery and appliqué projects beside a blue embroidered fabric piece decorated with colorful leaves and flowers
A blue stitched fabric pouch with decorative floral and geometric patches beside two needlework books, including The Pocket and a guide to stitched textiles.

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