Love the look of Sashiko stitching but not interested in doing it all by hand? Janome National Spokesperson Kimberly Einmo felt the same way! She took these traditional Japanese motifs and updated them for a modern, sophisticated look. This collaboration with Katie Bartz, who digitized the designs are available as .JEF, .DST, .EXP, .PES, .VIP, and .VP3 embroidery files and as printable templates to follow using the stitches on your sewing machine, these 40 designs can work on a variety of projects!

If your Janome machine has the hand-stitch style design capability, you can create the look of Sashiko-style stitches for a unique and creative touch to many sewing projects! Sashiko is a type of Japanese embroidery stitching used for decorative and/or functional reinforcement of fabric and clothing. Sashiko-style stitching replicates the look of big-stitch quilting or straight stitch embellishments by hand and is popular in quilting, crafting, and fashion right now.