kogin is kind of traditional embroidery from the northern part of japan. originally used as a form of darning or reinforcing work clothes, the patterns became and beautiful and intricate decoration. like the related embroidery sashiko, kogin is most commonly done with white thread on a indigo blue background. kogin is a kind of counted thread embroidery. this lovely book combines kogin techniques and patterns and over 17 simple projects that you can make using kogin embroidery and simple sewi...
