Hishizashi patterns 206 - 230
I hadn't realised that so many minor variations still qualified the piece as a stand alone pattern. This group is going to take ages to stitch and I have to stop saying to myself that one pattern is the same as the other when there is one stitch the difference. They are different patterns.
Hishizashi Patterns No 195 - 205
There are some very similar central patterns here the difference between these and other patterns I have catalogued is the size. These are smaller.
Hishizashi Patterns No 178 to No 195
I love these smaller patterns another eighteen for the collection.
Hishizashi Patterns
No's 169 - 177
This selection of patterns had me thinking "I've stitched that before". But I haven't. Some are very similar to other patterns and as they are quite small I wonder if these were not some of the original patterns that were developed into the larger patterns we know today. I'm discovering a liking for these small patterns. Because the stitches are shorter there are no floating threads as in some of the larger patterns and they are a lot easier to stitch. Also they fit together neatly, which appeals to my ordered brain.
Hishizashi Patterns
No 161 - 168
These are a group of small patterns that I had discounted because of their size. They are quick and easy to stitch.
Download Hishizashi patterns 161 - 168
(I apologise for the penciled in correction on the PDF of the patterns. I will replace this when I can access the computer where the pattern is stored.)
Some of the photocopies that Phyllis sent me were of the book edited by Aiko Suzuki. In the Japanese article I read it quoted the editor as saying that there could be nearly 1,000 patterns and I have counted 900 different patterns from the copies I have and have since then have thought of quite a few new variations myself.
The author has classified the patterns according to size and some of the designs that I have discounted, because I thought them too small, are included in the book. I still think that I will classify my designs according to their root origin.
I have been able to find a group of designs that seem to be the origin of all the others and I have been able to find the names of most of these. This seems to be confirmed by the information in these photocopies. If you were wanting to stitch a combination of patterns size would be important. I truely think that with the information I now have I will be able to catalogue all the designs, so it looks as though I am going to achieve my quest.
When I get them all charted and stitched I will publish them here on my blog and as a free ibook that can be downloaded from the ibook store. I think this will be the first time this has been done in English. Tomorrow I will post this months selection. (Quick stitch quicker.)