Sashiko & Mending

Battoirs were historically used across Europe to beat rugs, pushing fibers into place and creating durable, textured surfaces. This transfer set from Approved Textiles draws inspiration from those tools, turning their geometry, rhythm, and repetition into hand-stitching designs for visible mending or other decorative...

Form follows function—and leaves a beautiful mark behind. Inspired by to the design movement that reshaped the modern world, this transfer set from Approved Textiles features arcs, perspective, circles, and sections. In under two hours, these designs can add a crisp, dimensional touch to...

Daisies are often mistaken for simple flowers, but they are remarkably complex and resilient. Each daisy is made up of many tiny flowers clustered together, opening and closing in response to light and temperature, and thriving in fields, sidewalks, and overlooked spaces. This transfer...

Hana fukin sashiko panels are a classic form of Japanese flower cloth designed for hand stitching with floral motifs that celebrate seasonal blooms and traditional decorative forms. These designs, rooted in a centuries‑old practice of embroidered household cloths, translate beautifully into visible mending or...

Structure as poetry. This minimalist transfer set from Approved Textiles is for those who find beauty in repetition, tension, and quiet strength. Inspired by interlocking grids and woven forms, “Lattice” adds a sense of balance and subtle architecture to any stitchable surface.  What’s Included: ...

Simple, structured, and beautifully geometric, Little Squares transfer set from Approved Textiles invites you to bring order and balance to your visible mending and decorative embroidery. This design is for those who appreciate the art of small, deliberate details that come together to create...

Salt air, rope twists, and the steady pulse of the ocean—this transfer set from Approved Textiles is for those who find strength and story in every wave-worn thread. Inspired by maritime tradition, these designs invite you to carry your stories forward through visible mending...

A quiet revolution. This minimalist transfer set by Approved Textiles is for those drawn to movement, rhythm, and the grace of circular paths. Inspired by orbits and planetary pull, these designs bring gentle curvature to your visible mending or decorative embroidery.  What’s Included:  Hand-drawn...

Inspired by the quiet geometry of old-world woodwork, this transfer set by Approved Textiles layers lines into soft grids, a nod to rhythm, repetition, and the beauty of precision. Designed for thoughtful visible mending and slow embellishment through decorative embroidery, this pattern adds structure...

Delicate yet grounded, this transfer set by Approved Textiles is inspired by the shape of persimmon calyxes, those quiet, star-like forms left behind after harvest. These designs invite you to visibly mend or embroider with care, intention, and a touch of natural poetry.  What’s...

Celebratory, playful, or a little macabre, this transfer set by Approved Textiles honor the ways skeletons appear across cultures, from Mexico’s Día de los Muertos to European memento mori and East Asian ghostly figures. These designs can be used in visible mending or decorative...

A constellation of simple stitches, this transfer set by Approved Textiles offers a subtle nod to celestial order. Designed for moments of quiet reflection, these patterns were created for visible mending or decorative embroidery. What’s Included:  Hand-drawn transfer designs printed on water-soluble stabilizer for...

The Long Odds draws on symbols of chance, probability, and earned luck, motifs that have long been used to make sense of uncertainty and persistence. Inspired loosely by Irish iconography and gambling ephemera, this transfer set from Approved Textiles features a four-leaf clover, Lucky...

Anarchic geometry, saturated color, and the spirit of 1981 Milan. These transfers celebrate the Memphis Group’s refusal to blend in—and the joy of standing out. In under two hours, these designs can add a crisp, dimensional touch to garments in need of care or...

The Clover Pink Chacopen With Eraser has a fine tip marker at one end and a convenient eraser at the other. Easily mark your fabrics with this Chacopen and erase any mistakes effortlessly with the eraser. It is also air erasable, and markings will disappear...

White marker for marking on black or dark colored fabric. The marking will come off with the heat of an iron or cold water washing. Ideal for use with sashiko stencils. Brand: Clover Style: CLO517

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending your favorite fabric items--from jeans to sweaters to sofa covers--becomes a true art form in Creative Mending. In this book, mending guru Hikaru Noguchi shows you her entire range of valuable techniques--from embroidery and patching to darning and felting--that...

Dritz Disappearing Ink Marking Pen is the ideal tool for temporarily marking a wide variety of fabrics and materials. This fine tip, specially formulated pen is air and water soluble. Ink disappears in 24 to 72 hours under normal circumstances or you can use...

A complete introduction to all the most useful Sashiko embroidery stitches! Essential Sashiko provides full-size templates and patterns for 92 sashiko stitches--all the patterns you are likely to need on a daily basis. It provides lessons on the literal ins and outs of forming...

Joyful Mending shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features. Simply by applying a few easy sewing, darning, felting, or crocheting techniques, as well as some sashiko and other favorite embroidery...