Kogin embroidery is a Japanese geometric surface woven embroidery, similar to huck weaving and decorative darning. This is a collection of tutorials with patterns for 12 finished projects and numerous stitching diagrams.
The introductory sections comprises roughly 25% of the content. The author discusses the history of the form and different regional styles. The projects cover 25% and include attractive and pretty table linens, cards, soft furnishings, tote bags and a coin purse. There were several of them which grabbed my attention but the ones which grabbed me most were the covered buttons. (See cover). They're incredibly appealing and would make a gorgeous addition to hand knitted or sewn apparel or home decor whilst using up the smallest of scraps of evenweave fabric and fibres.
The ebook version includes a very handy interactive table of contents and hyperlinked suppliers lists. There's also an index and bibliography for further reading.
Really appealing book with attractive projects for an underrepresented technique. Lovely!
Five stars. Worthwhile for the fabric crafter's library.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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