Pre-printed versus plain sashiko cloth
Pre-printed sashiko cloth can save you drawing a pattern, but the print must be identified before washing. A decorative tenugui print is not the same thing as a removable stitching guide.
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Identify the cloth you have
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| Cloth | Preparation | What else you need |
|---|---|---|
| A sampler labelled with water-removable guides | Keep the guide dry until the maker tells you to remove it. | The specified thread and needle, unless the pack explicitly includes them. |
| Cloth with a permanent decorative print | Follow its normal care label; washing is not intended to erase the design. | A plan that works with the print, plus compatible thread and needle. |
| Plain woven cloth | Check care, shrinkage and any separate marking method on a scrap. | A design, a suitable way to mark it, thread and needle. |
Sources: LECIEN: hidamari thread, cloth and needles; Olympus: hanafukin preparation and printed-pattern removal
Do not judge the print by appearance
LECIEN describes both cotton and cotton-linen sashiko cloth with water-removable guides. Those directions apply to those products, not every blue or pale line. When a label is missing, ask the supplier before wetting or ironing the piece.
What this store offers
Our current Textiles range is tenugui and furoshiki. It is not a dedicated collection of pre-printed sashiko samplers or plain stitching-cloth bolts. Thread, needles and tracing-paper options are sold separately; a thread multipack is not a complete kit.