Sunday, June 8, 2014

Needlequest - Kogin 8 June


The Needlequest topic for June is "line", as a design element.  I’ve decided to work on a kogin project - the lines create the design.  Kogin is a Japanese stitching technique, so I've been wanting to learn more about it.  My first attempt at kogin was a small needlebook (see it here).  Now I am starting a bag.
 
 
My book is in Japanese, but luckily I am able to follow the pattern, without reading.
 
The first couple of rows were difficult to put in correctly, but now that I have several rows in, it’s easier to see the mistakes before I go too far because the design is emerging.


To find out more about kogin, including kogin patterns and projects, check out Caro-Rose Creations.  To find out more about Needlequest, check out Sew in Love.

5 comments:

Queeniepatch said...

It will be nice to follow your progress on the bag. Do you stitch from behind, and do you use a ring thimble with a 'spoon'? I found the method difficult and my project is now a UFO, sigh!

Manuela said...

A fantastic new project.
An interesting stitching-technique.

Greetings, Manuela

Pamela said...

All I know about kogin is what I've read on a few blogs and what I can see in pictures, since I can't read the Japanese in my book. So that means I don't know much! I don't know about the ring thimble. When I started, I was doing a "scoop" kind of stitch, staying on top, but that wasn't working well. Now I am taking the needle up and down on each stitch. It's slow, but is working.

Elizabeth Braun said...

Coming along well! Good for you.=)

Lyndle said...

Thank you for introducing me to kogin. I’ve been reading about it since I saw your needlebook . I've ordered a wee kit online (a needle book from Lakeland studio on etsy ) so will be interested to see how specific the instructions are. There are some lovely things on pikobeagle2000s etsy store (and postage from Japan is cheaper for us) so if I like it I might try more. I’ll follow your bag with interest!