Moyo-zashi Sashiko Pattern Book | 6 Japanese Embroidery Designs (PDF Download)

Simply download the file, print the pages onto water-soluble staple paper, cut out the designs, and attach them to your fabric to start embroidering right away.

This book features traditional Japanese sashiko embroidery patterns.

It explains the meaning and background of each pattern, and provides illustrated instructions for sewing them.

✦ Sashiko Patterns: Moyo-zashi Edition ✦
A Visual Library of 6 Traditional Japanese Designs

A 19-page PDF pattern book devoted entirely to Moyo-zashi — the "pictorial" sashiko technique where running stitches trace the outlines of traditional Japanese motifs and illustrations, allowing both straight lines and graceful curves.

Designed in Japan with care, this book brings together cultural notes, step-by-step photographic tutorials, and ready-to-print templates, all in one elegantly typeset document.

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✦ WHAT MAKES MOYO-ZASHI SPECIAL

Unlike Hitome-zashi (geometric, grid-based stitching), Moyo-zashi traces the outline of a drawn design — so it can include curves, organic shapes, and flowing motifs.

Because the design is transferred to the fabric before stitching, this style is exceptionally beginner-friendly. You simply follow the lines, while creating motifs steeped in centuries of meaning and good fortune — Seigaiha (peace), Shippō (harmony), Asanoha (growth), and more.

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✦ WHAT'S INSIDE (19 pages)

- The Basics of Moyo-zashi (2 pages)
Tools, curved & straight running stitches, and what makes Moyo-zashi different from other sashiko techniques — illustrated with full-color photographs of finished works.

- Pattern Guide & Stitching Order (3 pages)
Step-by-step diagrams showing the recommended stitching direction for each of the six motifs, plus the cultural meaning behind every design.

- Full Pattern Collection (12 pages)
Print-ready A4 templates for tracing onto your fabric — the complete set of six designs, ready to use.

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✦ THE 6 PATTERNS

01. Fundō-tsunagi (Linked Weights) — wealth & lasting prosperity
02. Shippō-tsunagi (Seven Treasures) — peace, harmony, infinite worth
03. Seigaiha (Blue Ocean Waves) — eternal peace, resilience
04. Ajiro (Wickerwork) — bountiful harvest, strength, defense
05. Kaku-shippō (Square Seven Treasures) — connection, eternal prosperity
06. Asa-no-ha (Hemp Leaf) — strong growth, protection, vitality

Each pattern is paired with stitching-order diagrams in Chapter 1 and print-ready templates in the final section.

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✦ FILE DETAILS

- Format: PDF (high-resolution, A4 portrait)
- Pages: 19
- Language: English
- Files: 1 instant download

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✦ PERFECT FOR

♡ Beginners stepping into Japanese hand embroidery for the first time
♡ Anyone drawn to the iconic motifs of Japanese textile tradition
♡ Slow stitching, mindful crafting, and visible mending
♡ Quilters, fiber artists, and textile lovers
♡ A thoughtful gift for someone who loves Japanese craft

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✦ IMPORTANT NOTES

- This is a DIGITAL PRODUCT — no physical item will be shipped
- Files are delivered automatically via Etsy's instant download
- For personal use and small-scale handmade projects only
- Please do not resell, redistribute, or share the files
- You're welcome to sell finished handmade items made with these patterns

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✦ ABOUT THE SERIES

This is the third volume of MA NO CRAFT's Sashiko Patterns library:

→ Volume One: Hitomezashi Edition (12 patterns, 31 pages)
The "one-stitch" style — geometric patterns from straight running stitches

→ Volume Two: Kuguri-zashi Edition (6 patterns, 19 pages)
The "woven" style — layered, three-dimensional textures

→ Volume Three: Moyo-zashi Edition (6 patterns, 19 pages) — this book
The "pictorial" style — flowing motifs with both curves and straight lines

Each volume stands alone, but they're designed as companions for stitchers building a complete Sashiko practice.

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✦ ABOUT MA NO CRAFT

Handcraft from Japan. We create thoughtfully designed pattern books and guides that bring traditional Japanese stitching techniques to home stitchers around the world.

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