Tatewaku Sashiko Pattern PDF — Rising Steam Embroidery Template

A printable, true-scale PDF template for the Tatewaku "rising steam" design, with clear, step-by-step instructions so you go from print to stitched piece without guesswork.

Tatewaku pictures vapor rising in vertical columns of doubled, wavy lines; it's one of the more solidly documented patterns in the shop, recorded as a yūsoku monyō, a design once codified for Heian-period court nobility.

Shown here in a soft indigo ombre, light at the edges deepening to rich indigo at center, but any high-contrast palette or even a single color flows just as well on a long panel or runner.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download):

• Cover with difficulty and motif overview

• Full-page stitching template at true 1:1 scale, with a stitch-path guide

• Step-by-step marking, stitching, and finishing guide

• Clean transfer template for water-soluble stabilizer

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

DETAILS:

• Skill level: Beginner, plain running stitch following a continuous line

• You'll need: cotton or linen, sashiko thread (three blues from light to deep here, or any colors you love, one works too), a water- or heat-erasable fabric marker, and a ruler to keep the column spacing even

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

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.

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