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.
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:
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!
A fantastic new project.
An interesting stitching-technique.
Greetings, Manuela
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.
Coming along well! Good for you.=)
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!
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