Fundo Tsunagi Sashiko Pattern PDF — Linked Weights Template

✦ Fundo Tsunagi (Linked Weights): Japanese Sashiko Pattern ✦

A printable, true-scale PDF of fundo tsunagi, curving rows of linked circles worked in one continuous running stitch.

A fundo is a weight from an old balance scale, and gold and silver were once cast in the same shape, so the pattern came to stand for wealth. Two sets of diagonal curves cross in open junctions. Shown in white on indigo; stitch it in one color, or use two to follow the two passes.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download):

• Cover + motif overview

• True 1:1 stitching template with a color-coded stitch-path guide

• Step-by-step stitching instructions

• Clean transfer template for water-soluble stabilizer

• US Letter AND A4 versions, reusable, print as often as you like

DETAILS:

• Skill level: Beginner, two diagonal sets of continuous curves

• Time: approx. 3 to 4 hrs for a 10x10 in piece

• Thread: approx. 9 m for a 10x10 in piece

• You'll need: cotton or linen, sashiko thread, printable water-soluble stabilizer or a removable fabric marker, and a ruler

HOW IT WORKS:

• Print at 100% and check the 1-inch square

• On light fabric, trace at a bright window or lightbox; on dark fabric, use water-soluble stabilizer

• Work the running stitch in the order shown on the stitch-path guide, keeping stitch length and spacing even

Stitch it any size, from a coaster to a tote panel.

★ Five-pattern bundles live in the Sashiko Pattern Bundles section, if you'd like more like this one.

For personal use only; please don't resell or redistribute. Digital download, nothing is shipped.

You'll get 2 files: one for US Letter, one for A4.